sjmiller Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 My first controller is 100% assembled and tested! I'm totally jazzed - no arcs, sparks, or smoke - a good thing! I'd pull out 16 christmas light sets for a full test - except the wife is still mad that I bought 3 controllers...Two to go, Hmmmm, there is the June special sale - another 32 channnels would be sweet!Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hi Steve,As for the board position, thats what I thought you were saying, but wanted to make sure I was reading it right. Don't know or remember where you said you got your techinical training. But I can see by a few things you have said, that you have had to have gotten some somewhere.Glad to hear you didn't let the smoke escape and the board is working well.Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmiller Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Max,The "smoke test" on a newly assembled/repaired crcuit board can be interesting, I tend to like boring - it works as designed!What started out as a hobby in Jr High school has pretty much been my path in technology. Hobby Electronics to a semester in an EE program - dropped out to take an Electronic techncians job, enlisted in the Air Force (Precision Measuring Equip. Specialist), then on to Aerospace for 20 years. Real time missle test systems was my main forte - with a migration to Information Technology in the late 1980's...Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmiller Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 I made two stupid mistakes while building LOR controller #2.The first is that there are 5 sip resistor networks that need to be soldered to the board, I'm starting with R1 - the 4.7K resistor network. I soldered t in the slot for R16 - I broke two leads while trying to remove it, had to buy another resistor network to replace it.The second as dumb as the first - the transformer will install upside down and the pins fit perfectly - I KNOW from experience. I was able to use my solder removale tool and recover.I got complacent, and didn't double/triple check before soldering. On the bright side - when I tested LOR #2 with 1,600 lights tonight it worked like it should!Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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