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  1. Complete Sammich kit for Sale in Sweden

    in Fleamarket

    Posted

    I have been longing for my kit to arrive for months. Just received it, but sadly I have to sell it. I simply need the cash for more mundane things.

    So I am offering a Sammich-kit complete with green LED, LCDs and 2 SIDs.

    I live in Sweden so Swedes have the advantage of lower shipping costs.

    Will sell the kit for Wilbas price plus shipping and customs fee. (på svenska innebär det 2150 SEK).

  3. sammichSID Prototype

    in Design Concepts

    Posted

    Surely I put an estimate in the order confirmation email... surely... :rolleyes:

    Yes you did write, "Payment is expected before 1st March 2010, and if everything goes to plan, I can ship kits before 15th March 2010"

    So is everything going according to your plan?

  5. Which soldering iron to get (was: "sammichSID Prototype")

    in Parts Questions

    Posted

    Thank you. I may seem a bit meticulous, but I do no have the Sammich kit yet or the money to buy the solderstation until next month so I can afford to investigate thoroughly.

    I think I will go with my gut feeling and order one of them. I have always liked to have displays to tell me what is going on so I think I like that "gimmick" so I am leaning towards the RDS unless some whizz here can tell me what corners have been cut.

  7. Which soldering iron to get (was: "sammichSID Prototype")

    in Parts Questions

    Posted

    ERSA RDS 80 and ANALOG 60 are definitely playing in another class than the Weller WHS. You cant compare them. That would be the Weller WSD81. They´re more than double the price of the WHS series, have more power and various different soldering tips.

    If you go for the WHS, save the money and take the analog. The digital display is just a gimmick. IMO, WHS 40 is definitely sufficient for soldering a midibox

    and doing most kind of electronics. It´s not the most powerful iron though but as always you get what you pay for and you´re not soldering big parts...

    Get the thin tip (extra part) and a 0,5mm to 0,75mm solder with lead. SN60PB40 or similar. Thats not very healthy but far easier to solder, coz you dont need high temperatures...

    Okey, since I have found them at almost the same price Ersa has the edge on the Wellers. RDS80 or Analog60 then?

  8. Which soldering iron to get (was: "sammichSID Prototype")

    in Parts Questions

    Posted

    Ok. Since I have crossed out the "child labour made China crap with possible toxic parts". I rather save up some cash and start my build next month than cheapo out. And I assume that I might be able to sell it off later if it is a decent brand and get a some back if I don't get hooked on building stuff.

    I have nailed it down to the following four(which is more or less the same price), please help me make a choice.

    Ersa RDS 80

    Ersa Analog 60

    Weller WHS 40 analog

    Weller WHS 40 Digital

  9. Which soldering iron to get (was: "sammichSID Prototype")

    in Parts Questions

    Posted

    well not the worst probably, but it's the conrad house brand, so definitely china. I think I had a look at it at the conrad store and didn't like it very much, very bulky and plasticy. I guess the aoyue is probably better quality. Or, if you're considering buying from conrad anyway, they sell the WHS40 too, that one is definitely better.

    Thank you Seppoman. If you are sure it is china crap I cross that of my list now.

    I saw somehere that it is generally a bad idea to get a solder station with power lower than 50 Watts. But then many also recommend the Weller 40 watt. Is there different Watts here? Is Ersa 60 watt somehow equal to Weller 40 watt? Is it like to old Fake Amp watts in the HiFi world?

  10. Which soldering iron to get (was: "sammichSID Prototype")

    in Parts Questions

  11. Which soldering iron to get (was: "sammichSID Prototype")

    in Parts Questions

    Posted · Edited by Olorin

    Consider buying a Weller WHS40. You get it cheap at Reichelt. It´s way better than every non temperature regulated iron. You need a thin soldering tip though which is a spare part (about 3 euros).

    I am doing all my stuff with it and it´s just fine. Of course a ERSA Analog60 would be better, but as longs as it´s not for everyday use you will be satisfied with the whs...

    Thank you. I have been looking at the Weller too, but Reichelt add a lot of extra fees and shipping and also has a minimum ordervalue of 150 euros so I got to find it elsewhere. BTW looking at the specs there are two Weller 40's - on go down to 150 and one to 200 degrees celsius. Is that of any importance on a project like the Midibox?

  12. Which soldering iron to get (was: "sammichSID Prototype")

    in Parts Questions

    Posted

    I have bought my last piece of low budget chinese stuff. Mainly because I have had crappy drills and woodworking tools that I ended up replacing with better brands and paid for both a cheap and a not so cheap one when I could have bough a REALLY great in the first place for the same money. And also cause I have seen horror storys from the sweatshops where they make the low end crap. It is inhuman to buy stuff that is too cheap cause that means somebody else have suffered for it.

  13. Which soldering iron to get (was: "sammichSID Prototype")

    in Parts Questions

    Posted

    I have passed the point of no return!

    Changed my mind for economical reasons to green LEDs and LCDs and just paid the invoice for my kit.

    Now I really got to do this - I am so nervous I can almost feel my hands shaking the solder already. Which is strange since I don't have a solderstation yet. Speaking of which I think I will save up some cash and go for ERSA RDS-80 for 130 euros if you guys don't have a better suggestion (at the same price or less).

  15. sammichSID Prototype

    in Design Concepts

    Posted

    That's not sad, that's smart. Blue LEDs are teh evil. They hurt your eyes, have a tendency to be way too bright anyways, ... Dig around the forum for more reasons ;)

    Well I have some blue LEDs in other machines that look pretty so I have not had any problems so far, but there are of course many LEDs on the sammich so it might make a difference...

  17. sammichSID Prototype

    in Design Concepts

    Posted

    If you live in Sweden it shouldn't be a big problem.

    Places like clas ohlson, elfa and kjell&company have what you need.

    I got this power suply from kjell&co, i haven't tested it with the sammich yet (not finalized my build yet) but it should do the trick: http://www.kjell.com/content/templates/shop_main_details.aspx?item=44253 (Stabilized 12VDC @ 1000mA)

    I got the non-conductive thermal paste from webhallen but you could get it from pretty much anywhere.

    Great! Can you add the name or link to the thermal paste 286? I can order it today. I have some other stuff to order from webhallen anyway.

  18. sammichSID Prototype

    in Design Concepts

    Posted

    What you need besides the kit is a power supply and some non-conductive non-fancy thermal paste for the heatsinks. Something that believe it or not, some people seem to have problems finding.

    Yes, that is what I noticed. So perhaps I should start looking for that paste and a transformer now if they are hard to find I bet Sweden is one place where they are almost impossible to find.

  19. sammichSID Prototype

    in Design Concepts

    Posted

    I just discovered that I am placed in a batch 5. Which seems to be not too far away. So I did a bit of reading on the forum and discovered a few people with problems finding parts. I was under the illusion that the kit was complete expect for power supply. Have I missed something vital?

  20. sammichSID Prototype

    in Design Concepts

    Posted · Edited by Olorin

    Is it possible to have info about how many that have finished their Sammich's now? And how many that have been delivered and how many that are still on the waiting lists? I did a few searches on the forum and did not get a very clear picture of it...

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