Tag Archives: SMD

Really Small(s) GPS

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Jeremy

Hi peeps, I have been wanting to make a small GPS device (GPS receiver and some sort of screen) that I could carry around for a while now, but I didn’t want it to be too big, so I made … Continue reading →

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Homemade Flux Remover

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jeremy

I was inspired by a video by Jeri Ellsworth that showed her using homemade flux remover. This is super simple a combo of alcohol and acetone. In this video, I use a 50/50 combo of the two. So that’s 32 … Continue reading →

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One Square Inch of Goodness

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jeremy

So a while ago I discovered that I needed a microcontroller in a really tight space. I tried an ATmega328P PU (DIP package), but try as I may, It would not fit. The answer? The ATmega328P AU (TQFP) this is … Continue reading →

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SMD Soldering – You can do it!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jeremy

Here is a video on SMD (Surface Mount Device) soldering. In this video I show how to solder some SMD components on to a little board with an ATtiny85V, switch, LED, and resistor. The short version of this video just … Continue reading →

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Yamaha AG Stomp Mod

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Jeremy

I wanted to do a quick post on a mod I did to a Yamaha AG Stomp. An AG Stomp is a acoustic guitar effects pedal that was made in 1994, but no longer available. The need was this: to … Continue reading →

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