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PCB Fabrication – OK, I over-reached

I decided to tackle my first circuit that includes an IC. I picked an old standby, the Myke Predko 2-wire LCD backpack, where he uses a Hex Buffer (74LS174), wires it as a shift register, and then uses a diode/resistor … Continue reading

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CNC – Head crash!

There are some days when things just don’t turn out right. I needed to solve the motor startup problem, so I sanded off the white paint (I’d used some really old WiteOut — yuck) and re-painted the shaft, this time … Continue reading

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