Old vs. New Old vs. New Old vs. New I think I need a light tent IMGP4433 Main amp Input board Input board Input board Nice attention to detail Right speaker Nice attention to detail Right speaker - innards Old lipo Green PCB DMM A/D No external fuse access ;-( Crappy substrate Smoke detector - PCB Smoke detector - PCB Optical smoke sensor Optical smoke sensor RGB LED Ring - 2nd prototype RGB LED Ring - 2nd prototype RGB LED Ring - LED test RGB LED Ring - LED test RGB LED Ring - LED test RGB LED Ring - LED test New batch of boards RGB LED Ring - V1.21 front side RGB LED Ring - V1.21 Lord Helmet PLCC2 variant - back Code name: Lord Helmet Code name: Lord Helmet PLCC2 variant - front Dimmed inner ring Bodge wire IMGP3834 IMGP3835 IMGP3837 Overheated shunt resistor Overheated shunt resistor Removing a relay Digital power supply Bad solder job Bad solder job C20 just doesn't fit Junghans Radio Clock Junghans Radio Clock Junghans Radio Clock Junghans Radio Clock Junghans Radio Clock Junghans Radio Clock Junghans Radio Clock Junghans Radio Clock Junghans Radio Clock PIR board One through hole part Reflow mishap? Ohhh, didn't expect that. Step-down converter This is what I got Testing... Fixing the LED pin issue Lighting up my kitchen workspace Application of 'glue' Too much 'glue' ? Adding the magic goop Solder paste - a bit too much Where do I get an X-ray machine? Yes... it is TINY! Looks BGA-ish 0402 LED - Phew... Dirty little suckers! Nichia NSPWR70CSS-K1 WHAT was I thinking? Wrong choice of footprint ChipQuik to the rescue Resistor's new home Offender removed Patch applied Hopefully fixed - 8 more to go Tinned Mask removed Waiting resistor About to cut a trace Cut trace Planned ESD protection Hotplate SMD reflow He's dead Jim! Trying to get good pin alignment Pogo-pin adapter PCB Pogo-pin adapter with assembly jig Using the jig to assemble the pogo-pin adapter AVR ISP pogo-pin programming adapter AVR ISP pogo-pin programming adapter There's a tiny spring inside! These things are delicate AVR ISP pogo-pin programming adapter Pogo-pin programming adapter at work AVR ISP pogo-pin programming adapter AVR ISP pogo-pin programming adapter Pogo-pin weak spot covered with blob of solder AVR ISP pogo-pin programming adapter AVR ISP pogo-pin programming adapter Workplace Iteadstudio 'Mystery PCB' service Elecfreaks freebees - SO adapter Elecfreaks freebees - adapter board Fixed Removing the gunk Bodge job The brain + LEDs Lit LED Bad solder mask Quartz Who made it Bad solder mask Rotting PCB Rotting chip - RIP Rotting chip - RIP The brain of a toothbrush TPC S8211 - 2 N MOSFETs Rotting chip.