I've purchased 2 of these last month and I could not even tell at first glance that these are made by hand. You've done a great job assembling them. You should look into an ultrasonic cleaner instead of the manual process you use. It is able to clean underneath the components as well.
There are plenty of companies that can wave-solder boards here in the US. There are plenty of jobs that can be created here soldering on a last component, testing them and putting your Malduinos into a plastic shell. Perhaps you can support the US or a country that's more aligned with the western world.
PCBWay makes the boards and ship them really cheap. I do not remember the price, but it is quite cheap for few bucks only (I guess there is some dimensions limit to that price, too, would actually need to check), so if you actually have a small board, having it panelized is really a good idea. If you want to keep track of every sold piece, you could also use a tracking number on the PCB using silk screen and keep a list of sold pieces. PCBWay will also solder the components for you, and you can then have your product ready from China. JBC is also provides its services for board manufacturing, only $2 per board (also limited by dimensions, would need to check), so panelizing is also good idea here. JBC actually uses their own tracking number on your order and they put it on the board itself, so if you want to keep your boards off that tracking number, it would be wise to place a tracking number placeholder somewhere on a throwaway part of the panel, just to keep the number off the board itself - their placeholder is JBC repeated like 4 times, they replace it with the tracking number later. If you want to use their tracking number on individual pieces, think twice, because they'll assign the tracking number to the single board, and you may end up with bunch of boards with the same tracking number (which I guess you don't want). Keeping tracking numbers is quite pain in the ass for an individual, so I will save myself off the hassle actually.
Young man you are freaking Awesome!! You are the kid I tried to be when I was young, but I was from another generation. I'm 55 now and a retired disabled veteran. Watching your videos make my day. You are very talented. Thanks for all the knowledge that you are willing to share with us. I just ordered a MalDuino. I wish that I had ordered one sooner so that I would have gotten a "hand made" one. Thanks again for everything. I live my wannabe knowledge through your videos.
Oh wow! I thought that you've made only few by yourself and then the rest is done by machine in some factory Like seriously WOW! I'm impressed that you're able to do all of this by yourself and still be able to sell it for reasonable price. I'm glad I bought one and helped you!
I have a malduino, and one of the switches broke. Totally my fault. I ordered a new DIP switch, and soldered it on (with a conventional soldering iron). Even that comparatively huge component was hard to solder! It must be very difficult to solder all those tiny resistors and capacitors and the microchip.
I didn't knew you made them yourself, that's amazing! I think this deserves much respect, the quality of my ELITE is outstanding! I'm also VERY happy with my purchase, since you can choose what stored script you want to run and it's way cheaper than a Rubber Ducky. The only missing thing that would blow the Rubber Ducky away would be some kind of 'Twin Duck' for the ELITE.
I would love one of those Bluetooth jammers because at my school some students bring this super loud speaker and play music loudly every day especially at lunch and break.
lol im in UK too RIP maplin 2018 will admit i was a fan of the MalDuino but never purchased one just thought they where pretty cool but couldnt think how to justify the price but after seeing how much work you put into them and how repetitive as one person i think i may purchase one in the near future XD as a cool lil gadget and to support
@@tommojphillips why Peter Griffin's voice? Peter is on 'Family Guy'. It was Chef's parents (mostly dad) from 'South Park' that says this quote. So I hate to tell you (lies I love it, LOVE IT) that you are wrong. So very wrong.
Excellent video as always......honest and transparent views........keep up the great work buddy......also signed up to your internet mail for updates on all your products,,,,,,,,,so good to see a start up based in the UK doing well.........AWESOME 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎
+Seytonic Heya, you don't need to use a hot air station to reflow that... You can use all manner of hot things. We personally use a toaster-oven type device with a removable lid. Preheat, set them in for a bit, and take them back out. Much easier than blowing hot air on each joint.
It's best to do pre-production final prototype by hand if you are a low-capital start-up. Less investment needed to start getting something saleable. And you know the product more intimately so if there are issues with the chosen layout you can more quickly adapt. Then first series of sales can also be done that way: basically investing your own work time instead of risking ordering a zillion from China and finding the market is smaller than you hoped. There will be a minimum order size before ordering from abroad becomes cost effective. And you have to front the cost of the whole order before you get them back to sell (This investment tied up in ordering stuff is sometimes called "working capital") Then as the business grows you trade off the extra capital outlay of putting in an order against your saving labour time.
Wow, this is really great to see. I have several ducky script injectors. My favorite is the OM.G keylogger cable. Now that I've seen your video I mostly want one of your MalDuinos for the hand-made cool factor.
Why not use a stencil made out of flash paper and just put on the components. It would be faster and fewer bridges would form as the paper would act like membrane aligning everything properly. then just burn the paper :)
Awesome video, also bought one just for educational purposes. Could you specify the "learning curve" you mentioned on the video? as what's your background and you had to learn? I'm trying to design a 'Arduino compatible' project for myself, not a bad usb tho, but I think it might be good to hear it from somebody that actually did it so I can compare if I'm on the right path. Thanks!
I don't know whether or not Louis would approve of what i'm about to say ;) but IMHO, with a decent iron, the right tip and a bit of practice, I find QFN packages to be easier to solder by hand than hot air, just tin the board extremely lightly first, then tack down two opposing corners, add some flux and run your tinned iron along the edge, starting from the side with no tack. rinse and repeat 100 or so times. I just don't seem to get the time savings that others do with solder paste when working by hand, too many nasty bridges in hard to see places. Either way, nice job, and your method seems to work for you. Good to see that cottage industry is still alive :)
Cleaning. You can submerge the lot of those pcb's in a bath of ethanol. They'll dry out and leave the components undamaged. I'd test a dip switch in there first though, make sure they don't react with the plastic.
@seytonic There are cheap amazon part reel holders so you can avoid tweezers by using that and a vacuum pen. From experience its like 4x faster using a vacuum pen, you dont really need a switch to turn it on/off the solder is sticky enough to overcome the vacuum! Just a simply aquarium pump is perfect. I spent 40$ on the whole thing.
How about taking the next step in DIY mass production/automation? A reflow oven made from a cheap toaster oven upgraded with a solid state switch controlled by an Arduino with temperature sensors.
I recomend you to add some guide holes, both in the stencil and the board (an extra piece that can be snaped off), that way you can just slide a rod in the 4 (or 2 but diagonaly) holes, that way you have an easier and quicker stencil alingment. Im no expert, Ive done smd soldering twice, but it should work if you are mass producing them.
If I could offer some tips: 1) Get you solder screen setup on a hinge and use some scrap boards to make a bracket to hold it in the right position. Put the board in swipe the paste over, next board. 2) Make yourself a quick part picker like this: ua-cam.com/video/5fAbWfyrtE0/v-deo.html you can get other vacuum attachments that fit the syringe. Just drill a hole in the side of the syringe that you cover with your finger to create a vacuum, then let go when you want to drop it. 3) buy your parts in tape/reel format. Use some cheap double stick tape on your work surface and stick them down, then peel off the covering 4) build a reflow oven, i recommend the kit used in this video: ua-cam.com/video/GRzsfkpgS44/v-deo.html 5) Board design wise, you might want to make the board a little bigger and put all the hand solderable parts on one side, and the SMD parts on the other. 6) Acetone works a lot better for cleaning solder paste off the stencils 7) Build a programming rig with pogo pins. In the same vane, you could make a test rig as well. You could seriously cut down your manufacturing time following even a few of these suggestions. I used to make a similarly complex board with 4 batches of 25 in an hour using the above methods.
Hey man, do you think there would be a way to port or flash these with the Twin Duck firmware? That way you can use it as a storage device and a badusb at the same time
Flux is a good thing, the message I got from the vid was as if it was a bad thing not sure if that was the intent. Flux basically helps create a cleaner solder connection. You do however have to clean up the flux because after a while it can corrode solder joints.
Flux is a good thing while soldering but a bad thing when it outstays its welcome Think of it like washing up liquid (dish soap). It's great for cleaning out a cup, but not so great if some stays around to join your next coffee...
instead of normal tape, why dont you use kapton tape so you can paste the pcb's then just hot air them while they are still connected to the stencil so you use all the paste and not have to worry that not everything has paste on it?
I understand that this is a fairly old video, as far as UA-cam goes, so I don't exactly expect an answer. Is the malduino open source hardware? I would love to see some schematics. I'm also curious if any of the software you've developed is libre as well
Nice video. Only thing I would add is roughing/cleaning the pads before applying solder. (Fiberglass pen and alcohol are all you need for this step.) This is because a thin layer of copper-oxide may form between when the boards are manufactured and when they ship, and roughing the pads will help the solder have a stronger bond with the board. If you do this, and the pads appear significantly brighter, you may find it much easier to get your solder to adhere to the board and not itself. thus reducing the number of bridges you encounter. It is also helpful to do this with the pins as well, but this is often much more difficult as they are not a flat surface. Also I try to not let my iron get above 320c, this is to avoid the risk of damaging sensitive chips. My iron may also have the thermocouple placed differently. So, my readings may differ from yours. These are only suggestions based on how I was taught. My instruction came from my grandfather, who taught me to create joints strong enough to survive vibration tests for tanks. Don't take my advice as gospel, I am only a hobbyist. I have not done this at the volume you are working with, nor have I done soldering at an industrial level. My advice is all habit, which comes as second hand advice.
Will you sell shells to make them look like normal USB sticks ? Or provide a link to buy ones from amazon or something ? thanks you for the malduinos they are pretty cool i love them !
Isopropyl alcohol is flammable, but your soldering iron would evaporate it instead of igniting it. Nothing is there keeping the gas at its flash point ;)
@@mylo5641 Exactly the reason why you just asked me the question..After all it's just a name. I didn't say I hate the Mahtma Gandhi. Just all these people using it as their suffix. You know the family right..haha
have you thought about using an ultrasonic? not sure how well that would work with the dip switches, but it should be ok if you flush it with IPA after (99%)
At 12:16 you complain about having to wait to change tips, I just "hotswap" (pun intended) with a pair of pliers. It's not ideal or safe, but it saves a heck of a lot of time
Genuine question, what is your device failure rate / faulty returns? Being honest the way you clean them with that cloth certainly has me concerned. Im thinking that cloth could generate a fair bit of static which is murder on processors. And yes the problem with getting China to produce them is they dont respect copywrite and you will find Chinese copies all of a sudden. Nice to see a cottage industry production though. Youll be a Millionaire by the time you reach 40 ;-) Thanks for the video...
Hi seytonic, I am writing to you in order to obtain knowledge on a certain use case of the tactile switch. I would like to connect the switch in such a way that when pressed the power is disconnected. This would allow for a raspberry pi to be rebooted without having to manually disconnect and reconnect the power cable. I was hoping to use this to easily switch between Kali Linux and raspbian, the official os. Yours faithfully, Annoymous
Seytonic I could make a rig that can place all the componets for you with audrino robotic arms you could automate this whole process in the size of a large inkjet printer
I bought yesterday (23/11/2018) an keylogger from your shop and today when you told me that it was blackfriday i was like Fuc* my life wy couldnt i just wait 1 more day!
"It would be impossible". .... "Yes you could do it" I used to remove and replace 144 PLCC packages by hand for development work, 100% success rate and it didn't look horrendous. Yes a bit of a PITA for manufacturing but doable and not really that hard with decent magnification.
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I've purchased 2 of these last month and I could not even tell at first glance that these are made by hand. You've done a great job assembling them. You should look into an ultrasonic cleaner instead of the manual process you use. It is able to clean underneath the components as well.
Thanks a bunch! I plan on outsourcing manufacturing sometime soon, so cleaning pcbs with a toothbrush will become a thing of the past.
Hy i got one as well but I don’t know how to use mine please can you walk me through it. Thanks 🙏🏾
Not made in China. "Not for now atleast" 😂
Hassan Pedro made in China might not be bad
There are plenty of companies that can wave-solder boards here in the US. There are plenty of jobs that can be created here soldering on a last component, testing them and putting your Malduinos into a plastic shell. Perhaps you can support the US or a country that's more aligned with the western world.
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PCBWay makes the boards and ship them really cheap. I do not remember the price, but it is quite cheap for few bucks only (I guess there is some dimensions limit to that price, too, would actually need to check), so if you actually have a small board, having it panelized is really a good idea. If you want to keep track of every sold piece, you could also use a tracking number on the PCB using silk screen and keep a list of sold pieces. PCBWay will also solder the components for you, and you can then have your product ready from China. JBC is also provides its services for board manufacturing, only $2 per board (also limited by dimensions, would need to check), so panelizing is also good idea here. JBC actually uses their own tracking number on your order and they put it on the board itself, so if you want to keep your boards off that tracking number, it would be wise to place a tracking number placeholder somewhere on a throwaway part of the panel, just to keep the number off the board itself - their placeholder is JBC repeated like 4 times, they replace it with the tracking number later. If you want to use their tracking number on individual pieces, think twice, because they'll assign the tracking number to the single board, and you may end up with bunch of boards with the same tracking number (which I guess you don't want). Keeping tracking numbers is quite pain in the ass for an individual, so I will save myself off the hassle actually.
Young man you are freaking Awesome!! You are the kid I tried to be when I was young, but I was from another generation. I'm 55 now and a retired disabled veteran. Watching your videos make my day. You are very talented. Thanks for all the knowledge that you are willing to share with us. I just ordered a MalDuino. I wish that I had ordered one sooner so that I would have gotten a "hand made" one. Thanks again for everything. I live my wannabe knowledge through your videos.
I feel sudden urge to buy this...
I feel an urge to DIY this
@NH3 yea me too
You can just buy digispark for around 1.5$ delivered
Josef Kuchař i know but there is no sd card nor a dip switch
@@nielsjonkman7196 1) You don't need sd card, you can flash the sketch directly 2) You can solder a dip switch easily
Oh wow! I thought that you've made only few by yourself and then the rest is done by machine in some factory
Like seriously WOW! I'm impressed that you're able to do all of this by yourself and still be able to sell it for reasonable price. I'm glad I bought one and helped you!
I have a malduino, and one of the switches broke. Totally my fault. I ordered a new DIP switch, and soldered it on (with a conventional soldering iron). Even that comparatively huge component was hard to solder! It must be very difficult to solder all those tiny resistors and capacitors and the microchip.
thats why he uses solder paste
I use a microscope. It works well up to a point.
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I didn't knew you made them yourself, that's amazing!
I think this deserves much respect, the quality of my ELITE is outstanding!
I'm also VERY happy with my purchase, since you can choose what stored script you want to run and it's way cheaper than a Rubber Ducky. The only missing thing that would blow the Rubber Ducky away would be some kind of 'Twin Duck' for the ELITE.
Respect! I bought one of these a while back and never realised the work you put in making them. Thank you!
So do you still make them by hand? I just recently bought one and I'm curious
He posted 7 months ago that he's planning to source them out so I guess not
Did it come with a micro SD card?
@@kv-2commander146 I got the lite version but I'd assume the pro version doesnt come with it
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@@kv-2commander146 No.
Send an email to Linus Tech Tips or JackkTutorials to showcase the malduino
Linus will do it but he'll probably ask for 5 grand
@@RespawnRestricted and drop 10 of them
@User No. He overreacts too much. Anything remotely interesting, impresses him. He's the Jimmy Fallon of unboxing videos.
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I would love one of those Bluetooth jammers because at my school some students bring this super loud speaker and play music loudly every day especially at lunch and break.
lol im in UK too RIP maplin 2018
will admit i was a fan of the MalDuino but never purchased one just thought they where pretty cool but couldnt think how to justify the price but after seeing how much work you put into them and how repetitive as one person i think i may purchase one in the near future XD as a cool lil gadget and to support
Got an all new appreciation for this board. Just waiting on my order to now be delivered.
We’re working with a bit of a backlog, through if your order hasn’t already shipped it will do within a couple days!
Thanks for doing full sized USB, much easier to fit a case.
3 hours and a lot of knowledge to manufacture them. Really cool work :).
I love seeing these tips on creation of boards with SMT parts - I'm still restricted to through hole parts. Need to upgrade my soldering equipment.
What if you sneez while assembling ?
Everything will fly off.
sad, unless he covers his mouth gg
solder paste is sticky. you gotta be careful with touching them ;]
Turn your head and sneeze on someone.
this guy is mass producing products, and still does surface mount components by hand, that's really impressive
What are the names of the socket and circuits used?
How many Malduinos do you think you have done so far?
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It was at thus point that I took a long look at Seytonic, and only then did I notice he was really a giant crustacean from the paleolithic era.
I read this as Peter Griffin's voice. @@NeonSJuggalo
@@tommojphillips why Peter Griffin's voice? Peter is on 'Family Guy'. It was Chef's parents (mostly dad) from 'South Park' that says this quote. So I hate to tell you (lies I love it, LOVE IT) that you are wrong. So very wrong.
Excellent video as always......honest and transparent views........keep up the great work buddy......also signed up to your internet mail for updates on all your products,,,,,,,,,so good to see a start up based in the UK doing well.........AWESOME 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎
Where do you bought pcb for malduino and how much it cost
+Seytonic Heya, you don't need to use a hot air station to reflow that... You can use all manner of hot things. We personally use a toaster-oven type device with a removable lid. Preheat, set them in for a bit, and take them back out. Much easier than blowing hot air on each joint.
Human pick and place machine, huge cycle time, awesome stuff! Didn't think that could be done by hand.
It's best to do pre-production final prototype by hand if you are a low-capital start-up. Less investment needed to start getting something saleable.
And you know the product more intimately so if there are issues with the chosen layout you can more quickly adapt.
Then first series of sales can also be done that way: basically investing your own work time instead of risking ordering a zillion from China and finding the market is smaller than you hoped. There will be a minimum order size before ordering from abroad becomes cost effective. And you have to front the cost of the whole order before you get them back to sell (This investment tied up in ordering stuff is sometimes called "working capital")
Then as the business grows you trade off the extra capital outlay of putting in an order against your saving labour time.
Nicely done! You should get an ESD safe brush for cleaning the panels tho. Keep it up
Proper msd handling as well.
Wow, this is really great to see. I have several ducky script injectors. My favorite is the OM.G keylogger cable. Now that I've seen your video I mostly want one of your MalDuinos for the hand-made cool factor.
i wish we could invest in a pick and place machine for him to help support and grow his business
Made by hand in Europe I'll go buy one to test. Proud to support you.
Why not use a stencil made out of flash paper and just put on the components. It would be faster and fewer bridges would form as the paper would act like membrane aligning everything properly. then just burn the paper :)
I am very surprised that it was made by hand. High Quality 👍
I want to see a video that goes more in depth of the coding part!
Awesome video, also bought one just for educational purposes. Could you specify the "learning curve" you mentioned on the video? as what's your background and you had to learn? I'm trying to design a 'Arduino compatible' project for myself, not a bad usb tho, but I think it might be good to hear it from somebody that actually did it so I can compare if I'm on the right path. Thanks!
I don't know whether or not Louis would approve of what i'm about to say ;) but IMHO, with a decent iron, the right tip and a bit of practice, I find QFN packages to be easier to solder by hand than hot air, just tin the board extremely lightly first, then tack down two opposing corners, add some flux and run your tinned iron along the edge, starting from the side with no tack. rinse and repeat 100 or so times. I just don't seem to get the time savings that others do with solder paste when working by hand, too many nasty bridges in hard to see places. Either way, nice job, and your method seems to work for you. Good to see that cottage industry is still alive :)
Can you make a list of components which you have used on malduinos? I have a project for uni & I want to try to manufacture one. Thanks
Cleaning. You can submerge the lot of those pcb's in a bath of ethanol. They'll dry out and leave the components undamaged.
I'd test a dip switch in there first though, make sure they don't react with the plastic.
@seytonic There are cheap amazon part reel holders so you can avoid tweezers by using that and a vacuum pen. From experience its like 4x faster using a vacuum pen, you dont really need a switch to turn it on/off the solder is sticky enough to overcome the vacuum! Just a simply aquarium pump is perfect. I spent 40$ on the whole thing.
I don't really have any use for them but after watching this I now want one.
can i make one myself?
How about taking the next step in DIY mass production/automation? A reflow oven made from a cheap toaster oven upgraded with a solid state switch controlled by an Arduino with temperature sensors.
Use an ultrasonic cleaner with pcb board cleaner, rinse in ipa then put in oven at 70 degrees c for 40mins.
Did you make the panel? Did it come with the Arduino boards?
Wooden desk + fabric matt
My ESD OCD is triggering
serial numbers: you could use them as your own to identify batch etc
I recomend you to add some guide holes, both in the stencil and the board (an extra piece that can be snaped off), that way you can just slide a rod in the 4 (or 2 but diagonaly) holes, that way you have an easier and quicker stencil alingment.
Im no expert, Ive done smd soldering twice, but it should work if you are mass producing them.
If I could offer some tips:
1) Get you solder screen setup on a hinge and use some scrap boards to make a bracket to hold it in the right position. Put the board in swipe the paste over, next board.
2) Make yourself a quick part picker like this: ua-cam.com/video/5fAbWfyrtE0/v-deo.html you can get other vacuum attachments that fit the syringe. Just drill a hole in the side of the syringe that you cover with your finger to create a vacuum, then let go when you want to drop it.
3) buy your parts in tape/reel format. Use some cheap double stick tape on your work surface and stick them down, then peel off the covering
4) build a reflow oven, i recommend the kit used in this video: ua-cam.com/video/GRzsfkpgS44/v-deo.html
5) Board design wise, you might want to make the board a little bigger and put all the hand solderable parts on one side, and the SMD parts on the other.
6) Acetone works a lot better for cleaning solder paste off the stencils
7) Build a programming rig with pogo pins. In the same vane, you could make a test rig as well.
You could seriously cut down your manufacturing time following even a few of these suggestions. I used to make a similarly complex board with 4 batches of 25 in an hour using the above methods.
Amazing work! Greetings from Germany :)
(Next month I will order some more, allready got some)
I saw the title "DalDuino: How it's made" .So I clicked.
Have you looked into getting your AVR chips pre-programmed?
I have the same station, but branded Yihua. The hot air works really really nice but the soldering iron is a joke...
It says order rejected contact the buyer!
that solder paste looks just like the thermal paste you put between the CPU and the heatsink
a monitor hooked up on the camera would help a lot to check if you are on focus! If you cant find anything cheap use an old laptop screen ;)
What's the estimated shipping time if i was to order 400?
Hey man, do you think there would be a way to port or flash these with the Twin Duck firmware? That way you can use it as a storage device and a badusb at the same time
I've been wondering of it for a long.
I could see this as a tutorial for a future diy malduino kit
Flux is a good thing, the message I got from the vid was as if it was a bad thing not sure if that was the intent. Flux basically helps create a cleaner solder connection. You do however have to clean up the flux because after a while it can corrode solder joints.
Flux is a good thing while soldering but a bad thing when it outstays its welcome
Think of it like washing up liquid (dish soap). It's great for cleaning out a cup, but not so great if some stays around to join your next coffee...
Why can't we see how you custom made/ designed the components you are soldering on to the PCB?
instead of normal tape, why dont you use kapton tape so you can paste the pcb's then just hot air them while they are still connected to the stencil so you use all the paste and not have to worry that not everything has paste on it?
I understand that this is a fairly old video, as far as UA-cam goes, so I don't exactly expect an answer. Is the malduino open source hardware? I would love to see some schematics. I'm also curious if any of the software you've developed is libre as well
Nice video.
Only thing I would add is roughing/cleaning the pads before applying solder. (Fiberglass pen and alcohol are all you need for this step.) This is because a thin layer of copper-oxide may form between when the boards are manufactured and when they ship, and roughing the pads will help the solder have a stronger bond with the board. If you do this, and the pads appear significantly brighter, you may find it much easier to get your solder to adhere to the board and not itself. thus reducing the number of bridges you encounter. It is also helpful to do this with the pins as well, but this is often much more difficult as they are not a flat surface. Also I try to not let my iron get above 320c, this is to avoid the risk of damaging sensitive chips. My iron may also have the thermocouple placed differently. So, my readings may differ from yours.
These are only suggestions based on how I was taught. My instruction came from my grandfather, who taught me to create joints strong enough to survive vibration tests for tanks. Don't take my advice as gospel, I am only a hobbyist. I have not done this at the volume you are working with, nor have I done soldering at an industrial level. My advice is all habit, which comes as second hand advice.
Will you sell shells to make them look like normal USB sticks ? Or provide a link to buy ones from amazon or something ? thanks you for the malduinos they are pretty cool i love them !
I order one and a deauther, can't wait for it. I think shipping is a little slow due to the holidays though.
Wait, I just got two. Are they not made from you? Just wanted to know? Also can the company making them mess them up? How do you keep them liable?
Isopropyl alcohol is flammable, but your soldering iron would evaporate it instead of igniting it. Nothing is there keeping the gas at its flash point ;)
Love your content keep it up
Hate your second name, keep it up
@@3rdvoidmen594 but its gandhi
@@mylo5641 Exactly the reason why you just asked me the question..After all it's just a name. I didn't say I hate the Mahtma Gandhi. Just all these people using it as their suffix. You know the family right..haha
I've always used a shitty toaster oven for smt reflow. You should look into it so you can solder and assemble at the same time.
have you thought about using an ultrasonic? not sure how well that would work with the dip switches, but it should be ok if you flush it with IPA after (99%)
Well done. It looks like a very professional product!
i gonna buy one now.. was thinking about it for a week now, but this made me do it
Nicely done, very inspiring. Thanks for sharing and wishing you all the best.
any idea you got to build a machine, that semi automatically manufactures it?
Maybe sell them as a kit, unassembled. Have never soldered smd before :D
Do they come with micro SD cards?
They dont
Hi, please make video how you designed malduino where are you ordering components and btw nice work.
At 12:16 you complain about having to wait to change tips, I just "hotswap" (pun intended) with a pair of pliers. It's not ideal or safe, but it saves a heck of a lot of time
They are called applicators the thing you called a card without anything in them
Genuine question, what is your device failure rate / faulty returns?
Being honest the way you clean them with that cloth certainly has me concerned.
Im thinking that cloth could generate a fair bit of static which is murder on processors.
And yes the problem with getting China to produce them is they dont respect copywrite and you will find Chinese copies all of a sudden.
Nice to see a cottage industry production though. Youll be a Millionaire by the time you reach 40 ;-)
Thanks for the video...
awesome video dude!! and respect for what you do there.
Do your malduinos contain actual PCB chemicals?
Insane!!! 480 degrees is like double the temp needed the solder melts at 298 degrees...
Hi seytonic,
I am writing to you in order to obtain knowledge on a certain use case of the tactile switch.
I would like to connect the switch in such a way that when pressed the power is disconnected.
This would allow for a raspberry pi to be rebooted without having to manually disconnect and reconnect the power cable. I was hoping to use this to easily switch between Kali Linux and raspbian, the official os.
Yours faithfully,
Annoymous
P.S I also feel a modified version could be used with the malduino elite to execute another script without unplugging
Seytonic I could make a rig that can place all the componets for you with audrino robotic arms you could automate this whole process in the size of a large inkjet printer
Why mouse bites instead of v-cutting?
Can you do a video about how you make the internal wifi keylogger?
I want to create my own company making wacky inventions... :P this was rather motivating to me... thanks for sharing :)
Can you make a video on usb keylogger (the outside version, not the one that goes inside the keyboard)
Maplin is returning don't worry
Do sale the blanks , and is this compatable to all scripts program?
i feel bad buying one i thought they were expensive for what it does but after seeing this and how much effort goes to it i think it should cost more
kan i get the 3d printed usb stufffff u inspired me and where did u buy the parts
Earned RESPECT++++
PRESS F TO PAY RESPECT
But u a mad lad in a good way
did you just combine 3 memes into 1 comment?
I still haven't got mine from the kickstarter :( tried arranging it last december but either he stopped responding or his email broke.
I bought yesterday (23/11/2018) an keylogger from your shop and today when you told me that it was blackfriday i was like Fuc* my life wy couldnt i just wait 1 more day!
"It would be impossible".
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"Yes you could do it"
I used to remove and replace 144 PLCC packages by hand for development work, 100% success rate and it didn't look horrendous. Yes a bit of a PITA for manufacturing but doable and not really that hard with decent magnification.
That hair is awesome.
Nice work mate!
I want to buy this for trolling at school, but have no ideas of what to do further than that.
Just to say you need to revise the panelling method as there are better ways to do it