If you already saw the soldering video, here two photos of the result. To get this result, I was inspired by the way Saar from Boldport was soldering his own projects, I adapted his technique. After initial soldering, I flush cut carefully the wire as close as possible to the board. Cutting off any solder…
Soldering Boldport Tap
Here a short video soldering the Boldport Project “Tap”. Here you can see the PCBite PCB holder in action.
Outmoded Sequencer Live Demo Video
Today I made a short live demo of the Outmoded Sequencer. I just added briefly some audio effects at the end of the video, so you can hear the real sound of the device. Adding effects is a really great way to turn the beep sounds in interesting music. You can also see the connection problems…
Outmoded Sequencer Finished!
Hurray! I just finished the final Outmoded Sequencer device. The tuning of all frequencies was way faster than I expected, because I used a new method. Have a look at the following photo gallery before I tell you some details. You can see the device is build like a control desk, with the PCB a…
Video: Assembling Final Outmoded Sequencer PCB
Here a short update on the progress with the final Outmoded Sequencer project. I did the whole assembly of the final PCB and connected everything. You can see part of the soldering process in the following video: I accidentally cut a route on the bottom of the PCB, so I had to fix this with…
PCBite Arrived
I recently ordered a set of “PCBite”. These are special PCB holder as shown in the images in this post. To solder components into PCB I sometimes used one of this many “helping hands” products with two clamps, but they are no real use in most cases. PCBite seems to solve some of the problems…
Building a Magnet Matrix
I did many tests with the Outmoded Sequencer how to use steel balls as switches. While this is working very well from the electronic point of view, one problem was the steel balls tended to fall of the PCB easily and roll under furniture. To hold the small steel balls into place I am building a…
The Final Outmoded Sequencer PCB
The final black and gold PCBs for the Outmoded Sequencer arrived. They really look great with a nice contrast between the solder mask and the silk. The surface is somehow glossy and the routes are barely visible under the black solder mask. Now I really hope I will not find any further problems with this…
Steel Balls Arrived
Today the steel balls for the Outmoded Sequencer arrived. They look very nice. For the first version, I will use these steel balls to program the sequencer matrix. Below the matrix there will be small magnets to make them “click” into the right places.
Working on the Case
Today I worked on the case for the Outmoded Sequencer project. Originally I planed to use acrylic glass and laser cut it, but I did not found a service where I could cut a single piece cheap. So I am using wood, cut it to the right size using a Dremel tool, then sand it…