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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: pandadandan on April 21, 2011, 05:19:34 PM

Title: Firebomb (why do I do this to myself?)
Post by: pandadandan on April 21, 2011, 05:19:34 PM
Had some spare solid-core mil-spec wire kicking around, so decided to do some idiotic wiring.  Utterly unnecessary.  It does add a level of excitement when you've wired it up in a manner which makes it impossible to easily take apart, yet you've never bothered to test it before putting it in the box.

Thankfully, it worked first time.  Otherwise I'd have thrown it out of the window in utter disgust.

Here be the wee beastie:
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/pandadandan/1000000163.jpg)











And the money shot:
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/pandadandan/1000000164.jpg)
Title: Re: Firebomb (why do I do this to myself?)
Post by: timbo_93631 on April 21, 2011, 05:20:49 PM
It's so artistic!  Like a cubist painting in there!
Title: Re: Firebomb (why do I do this to myself?)
Post by: gtr2 on April 21, 2011, 05:38:13 PM
Ah..true art!

Josh
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Post by: night-B on April 21, 2011, 05:42:41 PM
Wow!
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Post by: jkokura on April 21, 2011, 05:55:51 PM
Cool stuff Panda Dan Dan.

Jacog
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Post by: jimmybjj on April 21, 2011, 06:07:51 PM
good stuff!!!
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Post by: mattpoole on April 21, 2011, 08:55:45 PM
such control with the wire, i am jealous. :)
Title: Re: Firebomb (why do I do this to myself?)
Post by: pandadandan on April 22, 2011, 12:31:31 AM
Thanks!

It was an exercise in pointlessness, though.  The wire is amazing to work with, though.  Solid-core is great, but this stuff is awesome.  The sleeving is teflon, so I could solder it on the trace side without any jacket shrinkage/melting like I get with my usual stranded hookup wire.  OTOH, if you make a mistake with your bends, straightening them out and rebending really takes its toll on the wire. 

I'll try to avoid doing this style again, but I invariably will end up doing the same.  Maybe I should get drunk again like I did with my Kokbox build.   ;D
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Post by: cjkbug on April 22, 2011, 02:02:20 AM
I got myself a couple big spools of that wire. it's great to work with. super easy to solder
Title: Re: Firebomb (why do I do this to myself?)
Post by: mattpoole on April 22, 2011, 03:17:26 AM
Quote from: pandadandan on April 22, 2011, 12:31:31 AM
The sleeving is teflon, so I could solder it on the trace side without any jacket shrinkage/melting like I get with my usual stranded hookup wire.

i have some of that stuff, it is great quality. the teflon is super slick (quite literally), and a little hard to handle when stripping IMO. the stuff i have is Mil Spec Teflon stranded wire in 22 AWG.
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Post by: JeffdaMaori on April 22, 2011, 07:52:07 PM
Great origami exercise! Really great work!  ;D
Title: Re: Firebomb (why do I do this to myself?)
Post by: bigmufffuzzwizz on April 22, 2011, 08:05:57 PM
Woah man  :o !! I see you've got some free time!
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Post by: jtn191 on April 22, 2011, 11:37:04 PM
beautiful wiring dude!!