http://ladyada.net/wiki/ 2009-11-17T12:44:01-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/ http://ladyada.net/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-11-16T12:20:03-05:00 ladyada http://ladyada.net/wiki/adacomputer?rev=1258392003&do=diff For my work, hobby and business, I need COMPUTING POWER! However, my needs are kinda picky and it took me many days to narrow down the 'ideal' hacking computer. This computer is for electronics hacking, and its also for business. Yeek! We got two of these, one as a personal workstation for all the web, graphics, programming, etc. And another one as the 'business' machine - for shipping, programming chips, etc. text/html 2009-11-10T22:42:10-05:00 phillip torrone http://ladyada.net/wiki/mdcpickandplace/equipment?rev=1257910930&do=diff Budgeting for a pick and place This is going to be the toughest part. You'll need to justify the expense of having a pick and place since it's not really something you want to have around just for looks. The cost will probably run you somewhere between $25k-$30k depending on the options and feeders that you get. It's obvious that it can save you time, but will it be worth the expense? text/html 2009-11-09T12:21:52-05:00 ladyada http://ladyada.net/wiki/mdcpickandplace/jellybeans?rev=1257787312&do=diff ??? Jellybeans are the cheap and ultra-common parts that one uses for electronics. Like 10k resistors, indicator LEDs, or 0.1uF caps Don't forget that for Digikey reels, they're almost always available as "Digi-Reels" of smaller quantities 0603 Useful for boards with limited surface area. Not as small as 0402, but can still be hand-soldered and they use standard reel holders (0402 reel holders are more expensive). These may be harder to hand-solder than 0805, though, so if you are also u… text/html 2009-11-06T17:06:34-05:00 ladyada http://ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/maintenance?rev=1257545194&do=diff Up-keeping your laser Laser cutters are very expensive piece of equipment - chances are you spent over $5,000 on yours (we spent $15k!) which means its important to keep the machine in good condition. There is nothing worse than having a multi-thousand dollar machine destroyed because of a few minutes' negligence. text/html 2009-11-06T13:48:06-05:00 ladyada http://ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/start?rev=1257533286&do=diff This is the base page for the Adafruit Laser Information wiki If you want to just view the data, go here to the laser info page For more information about Adafruit Laser Services, please visit the ALS website So far these are the pages we have: * Equipment * Supplies * Maintenance * Materials * Settings * Providers * PCB Stencils