Tips & Tricks

198 topics in this forum

1. Solved: Why does my GM5 keep disappearing in Windows?

   By Altitude, September 24, 2011
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   • Altitude
   • September 24, 2011

2. Canibalizing Delock USB SD-Card adapter

   By ArnoNym, September 21, 2011
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   • ArnoNym
   • September 21, 2011

3. PCB JIG.. we're saved!!

   By moonk, August 15, 2011
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   • jojjelito
   • August 17, 2011

4. DeSoldering Tip

   By middleman, July 26, 2011
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   • orange_hand
   • July 27, 2011

5. Button Matrix Applikation

   By CSC, July 22, 2011
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   • CSC
   • July 22, 2011

6. Nice calulator

   By technobreath, January 13, 2011
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   • nILS
   • January 14, 2011

7. Finding a short on the CORE

   By dubphil, February 22, 2010
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   • ilmenator
   • January 12, 2011

8. findbuddha is routing the BLM board...

   By findbuddha, August 15, 2010
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   • ilmenator
   • January 12, 2011

9. Avoiding hum

   By strophlex, January 11, 2011
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   • TK.
   • January 11, 2011

10. Magnetic Encoders

    By rasteri, September 8, 2009
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    • Phattline
    • January 10, 2011

11. A UV PCB/EPROM Exposure box made from an old flatbed scanner.

    By Artesia, July 17, 2009
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    • technobreath
    • January 10, 2011

12. Etching PCB

    By technobreath, January 6, 2011
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    • technobreath
    • January 10, 2011

13. Drag soldering technique for SMD chips

    By mazatta, October 29, 2010
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    • no-fi
    • December 27, 2010

14. Cleaning the flux off the PCB

    By pingosimon, December 19, 2009
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    • rvooh
    • October 7, 2010

15. Easy vector to HPGL conversion

    By Altitude, September 11, 2010
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    • Hawkeye
    • September 11, 2010

16. De soldering yacs etc

    By taximan, May 4, 2010
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    • Snoozr
    • July 12, 2010

17. Retr0Bright -- get rid of the yellowing on your old ABS plastic

    By sakodak, March 2, 2009
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    • WhoopJohn
    • May 1, 2010

18. Drill aid for PCB self etcher

    By Antix, April 22, 2010
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    • nILS
    • April 22, 2010

19. To avoid screws on front panel

    By Antix, April 15, 2010
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    • taximan
    • April 15, 2010

20. Surface Mount Soldering - Toaster Oven Reflow Technique

    By frailn, February 5, 2010
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    • lucem
    • February 16, 2010

21. My GM5 adventure

    By Breeze, February 8, 2010
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    • Breeze
    • February 8, 2010

22. Help with hex to sysex needed please.

    By taximan, February 4, 2010
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    • sparx
    • February 5, 2010

23. Tough rotary encoder from old FDD Stepper

    By TheAncientOne, February 2, 2010
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    • TheAncientOne
    • February 2, 2010

24. PIC Burner - How it could / should look like ;-)

    By Nasrudin, December 20, 2009
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    • Altitude
    • January 20, 2010

25. More illuminated buttons 1 2

    By Sasha, August 2, 2007
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    • Altitude
    • January 7, 2010