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I'm looking for #opinions from #electronics #hobbyists or professionals.

When I'm using a #solderless #breadboard to prototype circuits, resistors can be frustrating. If you just keep re-using the same well-worn ones that look like a pretzel, you have to leave the leads long for the unknown next place you want to use them, and you can accidentally short something else against the leads.

Over the years I've frequently thought "Someone must make #jumper wires with inline resistors so they're easy to reuse", but I've never seen them for sale. [1]

So I made a bunch. And wow, it's labour-intensive to make them well. That explains why no-one's selling them.

Would other people be interested in buying and using these? Anyone can make them, but a lot of people would rather use their limited #hobby time to make their projects, not make things they need to make their #projects.

I've reduced the amount of time to make them and will keep trying, but I would have to charge at least US $30 for a pack of ten. There are ways to reduce it further, but they require a significant investment in equipment, so I'd have to be selling quite a few.

I make them with good materials - silicone 26AWG #wire for flexibility, name-brand 1% metal film #resistors, total length 24cm.

Would anyone want these?

[1] Closest thing I've found is https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1438.html but they're rigid so you need to use an additional wire anyway if you're not connecting exactly that distance through clear space.

#DIY

Ich hasse kleine #SMD ICs.

1,6 x 1,6mm in einer #FritzBox 7590

(Stark vergrößert)

#elektronik #elektrotechnik
#löten #sot563 #soldering #solderless

Ich hasse kleine #SMD ICs.

1,6 x 1,6mm in einer #FritzBox 7590

(Stark vergrößert)

#elektronik #elektrotechnik
#löten #sot563 #soldering #solderless

Ich hasse kleine #SMD ICs.

1,6 x 1,6mm in einer #FritzBox 7590

(Stark vergrößert)

#elektronik #elektrotechnik
#löten #sot563 #soldering #solderless

Ich hasse kleine #SMD ICs.

1,6 x 1,6mm in einer #FritzBox 7590

(Stark vergrößert)

#elektronik #elektrotechnik
#löten #sot563 #soldering #solderless

Ich hasse kleine #SMD ICs.

1,6 x 1,6mm in einer #FritzBox 7590

(Stark vergrößert)

#elektronik #elektrotechnik
#löten #sot563 #soldering #solderless

I designed a #SMD adapter board using @kicad and let @aislerhq manufacture them. They are for #SOT23 on one side and #SOT363 on the other side. They bridge the gap of a #solderless #breadboard, so they are perfect for #prototyping circuits or trying out new components - or as replacement for through-hole parts. I soldered a dual diode #BAV70 on one and a dual NPN/PNP transistor #BC847BPN on a second one to try them out. I'm satisfied how they look, although the white area for labeling is a bit small - I need a thinner pen for that.
You can find the shared project here: https://aisler.net/p/UTAGNLYX (trying out this feature, please give feedback if you use it).
#diyelectronics #soldering #kicad #aisler

I designed a #SMD adapter board using @kicad and let @aislerhq manufacture them. They are for #SOT23 on one side and #SOT363 on the other side. They bridge the gap of a #solderless #breadboard, so they are perfect for #prototyping circuits or trying out new components - or as replacement for through-hole parts. I soldered a dual diode #BAV70 on one and a dual NPN/PNP transistor #BC847BPN on a second one to try them out. I'm satisfied how they look, although the white area for labeling is a bit small - I need a thinner pen for that.
You can find the shared project here: https://aisler.net/p/UTAGNLYX (trying out this feature, please give feedback if you use it).
#diyelectronics #soldering #kicad #aisler

I designed a #SMD adapter board using @kicad and let @aislerhq manufacture them. They are for #SOT23 on one side and #SOT363 on the other side. They bridge the gap of a #solderless #breadboard, so they are perfect for #prototyping circuits or trying out new components - or as replacement for through-hole parts. I soldered a dual diode #BAV70 on one and a dual NPN/PNP transistor #BC847BPN on a second one to try them out. I'm satisfied how they look, although the white area for labeling is a bit small - I need a thinner pen for that.
You can find the shared project here: https://aisler.net/p/UTAGNLYX (trying out this feature, please give feedback if you use it).
#diyelectronics #soldering #kicad #aisler

I designed a #SMD adapter board using @kicad and let @aislerhq manufacture them. They are for #SOT23 on one side and #SOT363 on the other side. They bridge the gap of a #solderless #breadboard, so they are perfect for #prototyping circuits or trying out new components - or as replacement for through-hole parts. I soldered a dual diode #BAV70 on one and a dual NPN/PNP transistor #BC847BPN on a second one to try them out. I'm satisfied how they look, although the white area for labeling is a bit small - I need a thinner pen for that.
You can find the shared project here: https://aisler.net/p/UTAGNLYX (trying out this feature, please give feedback if you use it).
#diyelectronics #soldering #kicad #aisler

I designed a #SMD adapter board using @kicad and let @aislerhq manufacture them. They are for #SOT23 on one side and #SOT363 on the other side. They bridge the gap of a #solderless #breadboard, so they are perfect for #prototyping circuits or trying out new components - or as replacement for through-hole parts. I soldered a dual diode #BAV70 on one and a dual NPN/PNP transistor #BC847BPN on a second one to try them out. I'm satisfied how they look, although the white area for labeling is a bit small - I need a thinner pen for that.
You can find the shared project here: https://aisler.net/p/UTAGNLYX (trying out this feature, please give feedback if you use it).
#diyelectronics #soldering #kicad #aisler

Just a brief #factoid to perhaps save other #electronics #hobbyists some time.

#BigClive frequently uses a particular type of crimp-contact-and-housing as a universal socket for LEDs and other leaded components. Not just any such connector will do; various #JST, "#Dupont", and others won't work, because they only grasp pins of one particular size and/or shape. If the lead is too big, it won't go in, and if it's too small, it won't stay in.

If you want to use these connectors - and note you can get the housings with more than 2 contacts, so you can use them for transistors or weirder things too - the magic search term is "KF2510".

The reason these work as universal sockets for leaded components is because the contact is a spring that pushes from only one side of the housing, pressing the inserted contact or lead against the far side of the housing, and therefore provides a friction fit for any size lead (within reason). Most crimp connectors instead have particular shapes for their contacts and will only "grab" something the right size and shape.

#KF2510 #CrimpConnector #crimp #socket #component #leaded #connector #solderless #universal #contact #housing

Just a brief #factoid to perhaps save other #electronics #hobbyists some time.

#BigClive frequently uses a particular type of crimp-contact-and-housing as a universal socket for LEDs and other leaded components. Not just any such connector will do; various #JST, "#Dupont", and others won't work, because they only grasp pins of one particular size and/or shape. If the lead is too big, it won't go in, and if it's too small, it won't stay in.

If you want to use these connectors - and note you can get the housings with more than 2 contacts, so you can use them for transistors or weirder things too - the magic search term is "KF2510".

The reason these work as universal sockets for leaded components is because the contact is a spring that pushes from only one side of the housing, pressing the inserted contact or lead against the far side of the housing, and therefore provides a friction fit for any size lead (within reason). Most crimp connectors instead have particular shapes for their contacts and will only "grab" something the right size and shape.

#KF2510 #CrimpConnector #crimp #socket #component #leaded #connector #solderless #universal #contact #housing

Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness - Solderless breadboards are a fantastic tool for stirring the creative juices. In a... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/02/modular-breadboard-snaps-you-into-benchtop-tidiness/ #powersupply #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #toolhacks #dovetail #modular

Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness - Solderless breadboards are a fantastic tool for stirring the creative juices. In a... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/02/modular-breadboard-snaps-you-into-benchtop-tidiness/ #powersupply #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #toolhacks #dovetail #modular

Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness - Solderless breadboards are a fantastic tool for stirring the creative juices. In a... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/02/modular-breadboard-snaps-you-into-benchtop-tidiness/ #powersupply #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #toolhacks #dovetail #modular

Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness - Solderless breadboards are a fantastic tool for stirring the creative juices. In a... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/02/modular-breadboard-snaps-you-into-benchtop-tidiness/ #powersupply #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #toolhacks #dovetail #modular

Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness - Solderless breadboards are a fantastic tool for stirring the creative juices. In a... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/02/modular-breadboard-snaps-you-into-benchtop-tidiness/ #powersupply #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #toolhacks #dovetail #modular

Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness https://hackaday.com/2024/12/02/modular-breadboard-snaps-you-into-benchtop-tidiness/ #powersupply #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #ToolHacks #dovetail #modular

Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness https://hackaday.com/2024/12/02/modular-breadboard-snaps-you-into-benchtop-tidiness/ #powersupply #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #ToolHacks #dovetail #modular

Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness https://hackaday.com/2024/12/02/modular-breadboard-snaps-you-into-benchtop-tidiness/ #powersupply #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #ToolHacks #dovetail #modular

Jumperless Breadboard V5 Readies For Launch https://hackaday.com/2024/09/21/jumperless-breadboard-v5-readies-for-launch/ #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #ToolHacks

Jumperless Breadboard V5 Readies For Launch - When are jumper wires on a breadboard entirely optional? When it’s the latest vers... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/21/jumperless-breadboard-v5-readies-for-launch/ #prototyping #breadboard #solderless #toolhacks

No Solder! Squeeze Your Parts to the PCB https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/no-solder-squeeze-your-parts-to-the-pcb/ #rapidprototyping #prototyping #solderless #PCBHacks #reuse #pcb

No Solder! Squeeze Your Parts to the PCB - What’s solder for, anyway? It’s just the stuff that sticks the parts to the PCB. I... - https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/no-solder-squeeze-your-parts-to-the-pcb/ #rapidprototyping #prototyping #solderless #pcbhacks #reuse #pcb

More #diysynth #prototyping on my #solderless #breadboard. This time, I try a 5 step #sequencer using a 4016 decade counter, and a #VCO using a 40106 inverting Schmitt trigger.

IAttached them to my ADSR and VCA for testing them.

For perfboards, I'll make it a full 10 step sequencer with configurable reset, for 1 to 10 steps. And since the inverting Schmitt trigger comes in packages of 6, I'll make it a multiple, too. Maybe 3-4, depending on available space.

Demo video: https://makertube.net/w/a5NqkQhVuj5TaXKzLbNwRF

Switching Converter for EEPROM Programmer Taxes Solderless Breadboard - We all know that solderless breadboards have their limitations. All that stray cap... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/08/switching-converter-for-eeprom-programmer-taxes-solderless-breadboard/ #boostconverter #programming #breadboard #solderless #switching #burner #eeprom #parts #rom

make Valentine's Day perfect this year.

@alpenglow: love them like they love you.

#grounded https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/store/p48/Circuit_Candy_Hearts.html

#Valentine #ValentinesDay #maker #solderless #blinkie #electronics

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Tri-lingual Typewriter - Isn’t it just fantastic when a project finally does what you wanted it to do in th... - https://hackaday.com/2022/01/18/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-tri-lingual-typewriter/ #solderlesscircuits #peripheralshacks #hackadaycolumns #solderless #bluetooth #macropad #nrf51822 #aerodox #ergodox #redox

Who Needs Pin Headers? - [Martin] sent this query, along with the lead photo, into the tip line, and he mak... - https://hackaday.com/2021/08/12/who-needs-pin-headers/ #pinheaders #solderless #techhacks #pogoclamp #hardware #pogopins

Silicon Jumpers Make this Wire-Free Breadboard Programmable - There’s no doubting the utility of the trusty solderless breadboard, but you have ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/06/23/silicon-jumpers-make-this-wire-free-breadboard-programmable/ #2021hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #analogswitch #breadboard #crosspoint #solderless #toolhacks #jumper #cmos

[Ben Eater]’s Breadboarding Tips - A solderless breadboard is a place where ideas go to become real for the first time. Usually, this i... - https://hackaday.com/2021/01/05/ben-eaters-breadboarding-tips/ #breadboard #solderless #mischacks #strippers #jumper #tools #tips