I can feel the passion and dedication you have to help and teach. I really admire that! I do little youtube videos teaching young folks to code computer games, but I don't have the confidence and clarity you demostrate, least not yet!
Hi David. To do the vias, once you have soldered the header pins, pull off the black plastic spacer and solder the other side, sliding the spacer back on afterwards.
Cool project and I wish we will be able to hear more about the progress in part 2 eventually. Project with students from different backgrounds sounds fun. Great learning experience, I'm sure.
Hey David, what a great video and idea! Have you seen Paul McWhorters videos? His students did a very similar high altitude balloon project where the students built and designed the on board telemetry system. You should check it out. Also, I assume that the University have applied for a NOTAM in order to send the balloon up but in it did you mention that you'd be transmitting telemetry data? I ask because if those modules are not licensed you could get into a bit of trouble, especially if they're transmitting from a fairly high altitude.
Hello david i had this problem before instead of adding small wires what you can do is leave a little gap between the black header pins and the PCB board and solder that way as i did kind of like this cdn.instructables.com/FOA/WHLL/I1019JW4/FOAWHLLI1019JW4.MEDIUM.jpg or i solder completely flushed and then removed the black male header pin holder then solder the pins i need while trying to keep it straight. Hope this helps.
I can feel the passion and dedication you have to help and teach. I really admire that! I do little youtube videos teaching young folks to code computer games, but I don't have the confidence and clarity you demostrate, least not yet!
Hi David. To do the vias, once you have soldered the header pins, pull off the black plastic spacer and solder the other side, sliding the spacer back on afterwards.
Cool project and I wish we will be able to hear more about the progress in part 2 eventually.
Project with students from different backgrounds sounds fun. Great learning experience, I'm sure.
HAB's are great projects for sure. Cheers Bud.
Why don’t you have a go at electroplating the insides with copper sulphate? It’s worked for me before
Hey David, what a great video and idea! Have you seen Paul McWhorters videos? His students did a very similar high altitude balloon project where the students built and designed the on board telemetry system. You should check it out. Also, I assume that the University have applied for a NOTAM in order to send the balloon up but in it did you mention that you'd be transmitting telemetry data? I ask because if those modules are not licensed you could get into a bit of trouble, especially if they're transmitting from a fairly high altitude.
Yeah the students have had approval, as far as I know the HC-12 falls within the OFCOM regulations and CAA for data telemetry.
with the pin headers - solder the lower side, gently warm the plastic separator and prise it off the pins then solder the upper side.
Oooh, that is a good idea. I might try that next time.
Good project, hope all goes well!
Thanks Steve, I hope so too. The students have learnt a lot to come this far.
David when is the Launch due ?
Why do you want to connect the SD-Card with wires? Just replace the 90deg-Pins (at the SD-Card) with straight ones and solder it directly!?
For easy access to the SD card after the payload has been packed and tested. The main board will be almost completely covered.
Can u please help me for this project
Please share success and failures, I feel it will help guys like me.
well done.
its better to clean the board before hand by all means use some flux !
Please share the Tracking Circuit
You sound remarkably like Steve Mould.
cool project to be working on!
You say that now, probably not so cool when the students expect it to be bigger and better next year ;-)
David Watts bigger, better, higher, faster!
heck, they might even expect us to find the darn thing next year.
if a LION gets too cold, it can explode.
oh. cant watch this video as the Hawkers advert plays, then stops. will play again, if I press the play button. :/
Hello david i had this problem before instead of adding small wires what you can do is leave a little gap between the black header pins and the PCB board and solder that way as i did kind of like this cdn.instructables.com/FOA/WHLL/I1019JW4/FOAWHLLI1019JW4.MEDIUM.jpg or i solder completely flushed and then removed the black male header pin holder then solder the pins i need while trying to keep it straight. Hope this helps.
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That's the one :-)
David Watts like the zoostorm video I plan on getting one myself for a late birthday present (was 13th) also plan on learning java with the use of it