Monthly Archives: August 2009

In-Process Stormer Viscometer – Damn near complete

Posted on August 24, 2009 by smackaay

  The viscometer is nearing full completion! YAY! To mark this occasion to mark the end of a long two years, I am placing a small gallery of the almost finished product. The only thing missing is the outside cover which … Continue reading →

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Yay! They work!

Posted on August 21, 2009 by smackaay

Well, I got the power board and control boards done. They both work flawlessly. YAY!   The peripherals seem to work too.

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Spring Stormer Viscometer, proceeding, the board works.

Posted on August 15, 2009 by smackaay

Well, I recently recieved my boards back from ap circuits in Calgary and I’m pleased with the result. I kind of fucked up by ordering 4 of the same board and not 2 of the control board and 2 power … Continue reading →

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An experiment in heat transfer

Posted on August 9, 2009 by smackaay

  After being apprised of an issue with heat transfer through PCB traces, being the stubborn idiot I am, I had to try and solve the problem. The issue is with a particular PCB that has a cutout section with a … Continue reading →

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FDM Part Prototyping

Posted on August 3, 2009 by smackaay

This post is simply to show how neat the FDM process is. FDM stands for Fused Deposition Modeling and is a neat tool for prototyping plastic parts. I was able to see the results of FDM after a customer had … Continue reading →

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