2014-05-17 00:13 <wpwrak> hmm. you know that you've built a dual-voltage converter, don't you ? it outputs a high positive and a high negative voltage. they're roughly symmetric.
2014-05-17 00:15 <nicksydney> true...i was not sure in terms of whether i'm taking the measurement correctly as this is my first time building a complex circuit than a blinking led :)
2014-05-17 00:18 <wpwrak> and yes, the values you're observing are what you should get :)
2014-05-17 00:19 <wpwrak> well, with a bit of tolerance
2014-05-17 00:21 <nicksydney> nice !...ok that means i've done everything correct (except for the botchy soldering work)
2014-05-17 00:22 <nicksydney> you said yesterday to test the resistor without any load and battery...is the reason for debugging that way to make sure that the resistor was soldered properly ? that is something useful that i've learned from you
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2014-05-17 12:00 <qi-bot> [commit] Paul Cercueil: Don't consider *.dge files as being executables (master) http://qi-hw.com/p/gmenu2x/fe1a586
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2014-05-17 12:45 * whitequark tries to figure out why did he dream about brutally murdering Kim Jong Un with... a lot of things in sequence, but eventually a spatula
2014-05-17 12:46 <whitequark> wtf, brain
2014-05-17 12:56 <viric> spatula? brain? Kim Jong Un?
2014-05-17 12:57 <viric> remember that their minister of foreign affairs has access to internet
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2014-05-17 17:51 <whitequark> woohoo, endmills!
2014-05-17 17:51 <whitequark> sixty this time
2014-05-17 17:51 <whitequark> (I learn on my mistakes)
2014-05-17 17:53 <wpwrak> seems you got the quantity figured out. how about the quality ? :)
2014-05-17 17:54 <whitequark> :)
2014-05-17 17:54 <whitequark> these endmills in particular worked pretty well for me
2014-05-17 17:55 <wpwrak> nicksydney: (check resistor) yes, to check that it a) has contact, and b) isn't shorted. unfortunately, it's more difficult to predict the value you're supposed to get in a circuit, since there will usually be other current paths around the resistor. but you can almost always get the basics.
2014-05-17 17:56 <whitequark> also, I've got some UV [unintelligible symbols]
2014-05-17 17:57 <whitequark> which *probably* translates to English as "UV curing silkscreen ink"
2014-05-17 17:57 <whitequark> but could be anything
2014-05-17 18:16 <wpwrak> so you now buy by the prettiness of the chinese squiggles ?
2014-05-17 18:21 <whitequark> how else?!
2014-05-17 18:22 * whitequark also got a slide rule
2014-05-17 18:22 <whitequark> I think I now see why we all use calculators
2014-05-17 19:16 <wpwrak> because we've forgotten how to use slide rules ? :)
2014-05-17 19:26 <whitequark> because it's a pain in the ass
2014-05-17 19:27 <whitequark> I mean, I'll do multiplication quicker in my head than mechanically
2014-05-17 19:31 <wpwrak> one robot to another: "I'll do multiplication quicker in my head than mechanically"
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2014-05-17 21:59 <Lumocolor> Looking for a tiny 5v 2A min power supply & Li-* battery charger and if possible, that is suitable for charging from solar
2014-05-17 21:59 <Lumocolor> this is for a diy handheld/pockect computer. 5inch (screen)
2014-05-17 22:00 <Lumocolor> I allreadly know of the microups
2014-05-17 22:03 <whitequark> Lumocolor: there's plenty. look at sparkfun for example
2014-05-17 22:17 <Lumocolor> oh yea
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