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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: madbean on March 13, 2016, 01:18:47 AM

Title: That feeling....
Post by: madbean on March 13, 2016, 01:18:47 AM
That feeling you get when you realize what you forgot to order from Mouser when your package just arrived, and you realize you're going to have to look through a huge pile of old boards to find the part you need and de-solder it. I guess if this is the worst thing that happens in my day I have absolutely nothing to complain about.

And now, this.



Title: Re: That feeling....
Post by: jimilee on March 13, 2016, 01:55:40 AM
That feeling you get when you troubleshoot a board for 3 hours only to realize the only thing wrong is you need to solder the LED in to make it work.


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Title: Re: That feeling....
Post by: alanp on March 13, 2016, 06:23:15 AM
I'll counter with that feeling when you realise that you're short an LDR that you only can source from Steve at Smallbear...

... for $30 or $40 shipping, minimum...

and you then realise you can cannibalize from an old on-the-shelf build.

WIN!
Title: Re: That feeling....
Post by: chuckbuick on March 13, 2016, 05:41:27 PM
Quote from: madbean on March 13, 2016, 01:18:47 AM
That feeling you get when you realize what you forgot to order from Mouser when your package just arrived, and you realize you're going to have to look through a huge pile of old boards to find the part you need and de-solder it.
I know that feeling too well.  But I had the opposite this week.  That feeling Mouser gets when I ordered parts and a day after they ship Mouser informs me they forgot something and are sending it to me UPS 2Day.  It was 10 1M resistors.  Gotta love Mouser.
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad124/v4hor/misc/20160313_102716_zpspnxq2mbe.jpg)
Title: Re: That feeling....
Post by: davent on March 13, 2016, 07:35:22 PM
Worse is the feeling you get opening the Mouser order and remember what the parts were for that  you deleted from your  cart just before placing  the order. My carts build over a period of months so, Tag the parts when you put them in the cart... fool!
dave
Title: Re: That feeling....
Post by: nzCdog on March 13, 2016, 09:15:18 PM
that feeling when you have spent a half hour pulling it apart, and reach for the spare part that isn't there... because you didn't re-order it for yourself last time...  ::) :-[

(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx219/nzCdog/lazerrr_zpsqh9scwnl.jpg)
Title: Re: That feeling....
Post by: stecykmi on March 13, 2016, 09:40:21 PM
Quote from: davent on March 13, 2016, 07:35:22 PM
Worse is the feeling you get opening the Mouser order and remember what the parts were for that  you deleted from your  cart just before placing  the order. My carts build over a period of months so, Tag the parts when you put them in the cart... fool!
dave

i have this problem too. only problem is the tag seems to carry over from order to order.
Title: Re: That feeling....
Post by: matmosphere on March 14, 2016, 01:41:47 AM
Quote from: nzCdog on March 13, 2016, 09:15:18 PM
that feeling when you have spent a half hour pulling it apart, and reach for the spare part that isn't there... because you didn't re-order it for yourself last time...  ::) :-[

(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx219/nzCdog/lazerrr_zpsqh9scwnl.jpg)

What on earth was that to begin with?
Title: Re: That feeling....
Post by: nzCdog on March 14, 2016, 01:50:28 AM
Quote from: Matmosphere on March 14, 2016, 01:41:47 AM
What on earth was that to begin with?
It's a Grade Construction Laser.  The Pentamount ass'y (black thing with the prism on it that spins) had separated from it's magnetic base.  Bit of a sod to get apart unfortunately, and had to all go back together again while the parts were on order :)