Mastodawn

Since the #powersupply for my #IBM #ThinkPad 755C doesn't work reliably and uses a very strange connector, I unsoldered the socket from the internal board. It came on a handy mini #PCB, which I reengineered in @kicad for a barrel jack. It also has connections for a 20V USB-C PD trigger board that I had lying around.
The boards were manufactured by @aislerhq and fit perfectly. Only the barrel jack was a bit tight since I had to smallen the holes a bit to place it on the board.
Now I just have to decide which to solder back into the #laptop. Will have to try which fits better inside the hole.
#KiCad #Aisler #diyelectronics #hardwaremodding #hardwarehacking #ThinkPad755C #retrocomputing #usbcpd #righttorepair

merlin / alex glow 2d ago

Tuesday evening update going live! Immersive audio testing, my discontinued faves, custom #KiCad components, (ham) #radio, and sticker designs (help me decide!) ✨

Want to do these earlier, but I’m still a tad under the weather and finally found the energy 😅

// #electronics #hardware #maker #PCBs

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DIY robotics, wearable tech, music, languages, and more – with a cozy, chaotic, techno-arcane flavor. I've been creating videos for Hackster.io's channel since 2015, and making electronics since '09. Now building my own independent channel. Come join :D

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Piotr Esden-Tempski 2d ago

I decided that we need a better development setup for Black Magic Probe v3. I designed a little breakout carrier. We will likely spend some quality time with a debugger hooked up to it so I think it will be a worthwhile. The SMT threaded inserts are really nice. I also 3D printed a base to keep the TH pins from scratching the table. ;) #embedded #development #hardwarehackers #electronics #debugging #kicad

Sandro

2d ago

Puzzle: Why is the following command exiting with code 6 and no output at all? All references files exist and have valid content.

kicad-cli jobset run --output acf40267-6a41-48d3-af9e-eaf38bdf96f5 -f /nix/store/z49w220gb5x6h691zvzhm7glwk7w2806-test-0.0.0-jobset.kicad-jobset test_pcb/electrical.kicad_pro

@kicad

#kicad #c3d2leaks

AISLER 4d ago

We are constantly adding new parts to our Lovely Library and are proud to announce that we added the first batch of BJT transistors by Diotec Semiconductor AG.

Accelerate your design process with quality, ready-to-use ECAD parts for @kicad

https://github.com/AislerHQ/lovely-library

#kicad #electronics #aisler

SHIFT+RUN/STOP 6d ago

First time I created a custom footprint in #kicad for some latched switches that I got from ebay long ago. I will use them in a 16 step drum sequencer that is starting to take shape. I also designed a 3D model in #freecad for the switch. The PCBs for a 4x4 switch matrix arrived some days ago. I'm really happy that the switches fit perfectly into the holes in the board. 🙂

🦇 x 🎃 e 👻 k 🦇6d ago

It's still #FreeCADFriday here in UTC-0700, so I'll share a project from the last week: a little banana-to-Eurorack adapter for some silly synth modules I'm making to keep myself distracted from *waves hands around*

PCBs done in #KiCad, exported as STEP into #FreeCAD manually this time around, then milled on an OtherMill.

merlin / alex glow Oct 17

Oh man!! I designed a whole set of #KiCad components with a #Halloween theme as I was winding down last night, and only just remembered about it. Will share soon lol 🎃🛠️✨