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The right board looks really nice. I've already built it. However it was a PAIN to assemble by hand. Tiny 0603 parts too close together. It took me ages to complete. Too much effort to be fun if repeated. The left board still comes with the LEDS. They are the whole point of this board's existence. The tiny resistors however were replaced with easily manageable 1206 resistor packs. Assembling 4 large parts vs. 16 tiny parts with no room to move. Lesson learned.

This medical skin lotion is sold for 100€ per liter. I expected this tube to be truly empty, as I couldn't persuade any more of the stuff to come out. What do I find? A sizeable amount was left inside.

Which side will win this time? And which side tastes better?

Which side will win this time? And which side tastes better?

This board was giving strange test results. There was crosstalk between two inputs. Now I know why.

Waiting to be cleaned, programmed, tested, packaged and mailed. Did I already mention that writing mailing labels by hand sucks? I should get a cheap label printer that works with linux, write a little script that parses CSV data and spits out labels in a printable format. Suggestions welcome. You may find this device on tindie.

I still need to clean off the flux off the bottom side. Now with the mechanical encoders attached I can't simply soak the boards, I have to use paper tissue with IPA.

This is what happened before: secure.flickr.com/photos/madworm_de/8590041461/in/photost...

Just don't! OK!?! No respectable pursuer of all things electronic should let himself run out of solder.

The most annoying part was cleaning the boards.

A cleaning jig would be nice. Something like an IPA filled pan with a rotating brush at the bottom. Quite like a magnetic stirrer, but stronger. Maybe a small ultrasonic cleaner would work too.