ok, hear me out, but what if that wasn't a *complete* shitpost? it actually works!(*)
(*) no, you may not look near DC
22.4.2025 19:24ok, hear me out, but what if that wasn't a *complete* shitpost? it actually works!(*)(*) no, you may not look near DCinvert a signal with this one weird trick
22.4.2025 17:39invert a signal with this one weird trickoops. I bought a fairly cheap used PoE switch and then, after trying it out once, had to spend the same again on parts to make it quiet
31.3.2025 17:49oops. I bought a fairly cheap used PoE switch and then, after trying it out once, had to spend the same again on parts to make it quietI'm using a strong light behind this PCB to see internal traces for reverse-engineering, but it also looks so cool with all the stitching vias lit up!
13.2.2025 19:49I'm using a strong light behind this PCB to see internal traces for reverse-engineering, but it also looks so cool with all the...Found this while doing some reverse-engineering and I swear there must be a simpler way to do that 🤔
7.2.2025 10:31Found this while doing some reverse-engineering and I swear there must be a simpler way to do that 🤔*hacker voice* i'm in
5.2.2025 22:37*hacker voice* i'm inwelp, measurements completed successfully but all the parts look good, so the problem is elsewhere 😔
2.2.2025 14:20welp, measurements completed successfully but all the parts look good, so the problem is elsewhere 😔Seems to work so far, it makes a pretty graph! Now for the tedious process of going through all of them...
2.2.2025 10:47Seems to work so far, it makes a pretty graph! Now for the tedious process of going through all of them...This is the varactor measurement jig I came up with. There's a PCB with an empty series footprint that I can place a part on, then it's weighted down to make good contact. There's 100k resistors to ground and a power supply for biasing, then the SMA connectors go off to the VNA.
2.2.2025 10:36This is the varactor measurement jig I came up with. There's a PCB with an empty series footprint that I can place a part on, then...Today's fun task: trying to measure a bunch of tiny varactor diodes to troubleshoot a faulty VCO/PLL.
I've got a backwards piece of kapton tape I can tack them down to, to hopefully try and keep track of them.
2.2.2025 10:28Today's fun task: trying to measure a bunch of tiny varactor diodes to troubleshoot a faulty VCO/PLL.I've got a backwards piece of...A while back I scored some active scope probe and scope probe accessories on ebay, but not many of the semi-disposable solder-in tips they need - and they sell for ~£50 each 😒
So I got some made myself, just a few...
30.1.2025 11:57A while back I scored some active scope probe and scope probe accessories on ebay, but not many of the semi-disposable solder-in tips they...happy birthday to my tub of GC 10 solder paste. still going strong!
6.1.2025 22:39happy birthday to my tub of GC 10 solder paste. still going strong!I got a few upgrades to my macro photo setup, so here's another shot of the very pretty optical to RF receiver I tore down a while ago.
5.1.2025 20:09I got a few upgrades to my macro photo setup, so here's another shot of the very pretty optical to RF receiver I tore down a while...Aurora picture from last night. After rain and cloud all day, the sky cleared just in time to catch it! 🎉
2.1.2025 10:56Aurora picture from last night. After rain and cloud all day, the sky cleared just in time to catch it! 🎉 #aurora #AuroraBorealisforbidden ice cubes
5.12.2024 20:22forbidden ice cubeshad to get a closer shot of the transition to the APC-3.5mm connector on the outside of the case. those ribbon bonds are beautiful 🤩
14.11.2024 15:27had to get a closer shot of the transition to the APC-3.5mm connector on the outside of the case. those ribbon bonds are beautiful 🤩this was for a quick test of using shunt pin diodes for some extra isolation (ultimately hoping to build a really high isolation solid-state switch design), so I just bodged up an old test board:
13.11.2024 23:55this was for a quick test of using shunt pin diodes for some extra isolation (ultimately hoping to build a really high isolation solid-state...no ground plane nearby? no problem, nothing a rotary tool and some copper tape can't solve
13.11.2024 23:40no ground plane nearby? no problem, nothing a rotary tool and some copper tape can't solvemore pretty optical/RF stuff, this is an optical receiver from some old test equipment
9.11.2024 14:27more pretty optical/RF stuff, this is an optical receiver from some old test equipment#electronicsI stumbled across a great youtube channel teaching RF design fundamentals: https://www.youtube.com/@rfgetdown/videos
There's a tonne of really good information there, split down into easily digestible chunks, and I really like the way he presents & explains it. Worth checking out!
22.10.2024 10:16I stumbled across a great youtube channel teaching RF design fundamentals: https://www.youtube.com/@rfgetdown/videosThere's a tonne of...⬆️
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