i made the power connector item. and i’m happy to find out that the plastic wire coatings are just conventions, and since red is out in the lab, i’ll be using blue for this project. good times. i’m about to get this things working. soldering was not as easy as i thought it would be, but it’s not that difficult either.
the soldering worked! apparently i have close to 12 volts. pay no mind to the backward images please. it’s probably just your wacky eyesight.
i plugged in some things. the breadboard and i are now familiarized.
yes light. what is up. light works. yay! oddly, the red led’s weren’t working as well as the yellow.
i truly enjoy using this tool. (as sade would say, i couldn’t love you more.)
the ambiance around this gadget can now be adjusted. crazy (sexy, cool).
it feels good to have a finished product. in case you’re wondering, i’m shaking the hand of the “helping hand.” it was indeed helpful. this took i’d say… roughly 2-3 hours of hands on time, plus outside thinking, and shopping time. so, as a benchmark.. lab 1 for week one is… 5 hours. this is going to be a consuming semester, but i’m kinda excited at this point.
now i need to generate an interesting application for this little guy before wednesday. hmmm…
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