@Arcbat the Xiaomi Mix will be 200$ cheaper by the end of December

wait

is still worth it getting the x220 from ebay for around 200€?

well, i have a couple ssd from an old server build and the base config for that price is i5 with 4gb ram

but i have a lot of spares so 8gb is easily achievable

i used to have the x200

and i loved it

@shadowedROM I got an anet A8 3D printer for 124€ on gearbest.com

and it works great

w8

first print before calibration:

really happy with quality

takes about 5-6h to build total

prints really good, I mostly do cases for my ARM projects

@shadowedROM I used to build things with 18650 batteries but the LiPo single cells are really more worth it on the long ride

the basic charging circuit is dead simple

the only thing is the reverse polarity thing, but there are premade circuits in DIP and so format that solve that

for like 0,15€

no, I started using the batteries because they are flat and i could mount the pcb on top and make a smaller case

indeed

I mostle use screws with things that I have to open often, in CAD i build a circular column and then I drill the inside with a tip that makes the shape of the screw

I don't know the name of the tip in English, but it makes the shape of the screw and if you drill really slow you can make it without damaging the cylinder

@shadowedROM shit, gonna order

why arethe leds a meme?

with a 12v outlet you can build some guetto lights

for your workshop or something

does the Bane mask actually work?

@shadowedROM you should read the specsheet and find the charge cicle

then use a microcontroler with a voltage comparator and a switching power supply

or you know, put like 4.2v continuously and pray

no, only if you surpass the limit

yeha, but getting more than 100 cycles from the cheap batteries is really hard

I just replace them...

I'm really fearful of housefires

you get 3000-3500mAh from a 18650

usb 2.0 is like 100mAh

if you speak the protocol you can get 500mAh maximum

per specs

but needs negotiation

you can use those cheap RC battery charger for planes and shit

they have everything

2016 NUEVA Nitecore i2 Cargador de Batería para 16340 10440 14500 AA AAA 18650 26650 Cargador de Batería Cargador Universal Libre Del Envío
http://s.aliexpress.com/I7RzeMfU
(from AliExpress Android)

same, I used to tape the leads to a bench power supply with electrical tape when i was broke

do you think g is not full of 90iq normies?

there are generals spoonfeeding them on how to build a pc

@Tendril I stand corrected

I like Dave

are you one of the fuckers that add a shitload of 0 ohm resistors unmarked so its imposible to reverse engineer?

can you change a temp sensor on a motherboard? , I thought most sensors are etched in silicon

exceptvin embedded design...

I'd hate the fault finding thing

jtag?

sheeit

what happened after the fuckup?

what were you guys building?

I figured

super secret stuff

but hardware is much more fun

@Tendril maybe Ishould stick to software then

yeah, but i'm still at uni doing CompEng

I could go either way in my area

I took one class with FPGA design on VHDL

I hated it

yeah, it was suppose to teach you the basics to design your own logic gates and make a mux

really bad teacher

yeah, I used a spartan for another project almost drag and dropping example code

depends on what you intend

Where is my cyberpunk distopia?

I love the esp8266

I built a small accelerometer with it, really cool project

I'm not paying 20 bucks for the development boards

found a picture

it sent tcp packets to a socket that acted as a virtual serial port

and then a python app read from the serial and plotted the data

really fun

I still have like 10 esp8266 12E

and i don't know what to do with them..

what kind of rocket?

are the expensive?

they*

oh boy

if they enter orbit for 20$ Elon Musk would be broke

Yeah, maybe i'll tie an esp8266 to a balloon or something

powered by a housefire 18650 of corse

course *

yeah, i was kidding

was thinking more of a esp powered battery grenade

airborne

its 16:44

would you trust AliExpress lipo batteries for hobby projects?