The Tip I used (Which was a T18-BL) works, but has such a fine point that it isn't able to make very fast heat transfer at the very tippy-tip (at the PCB pads themselves).
I've been looking into this, too, and have found some useful parts on amazon, which could be soldered pin-by-pin: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0191EEW04 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CF569VQ Other boards like this one don't seem to have the correct pins: http://a.co/5RFdqLu (If you know...
Man, flush cutters are great for all kinds of things. Once I got a pair, I was like "WHERE HAS THIS TOOL BEEN ALL MY LIFE!?" I recommend you get some, and while your at it, get a good brand like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Xcelite-170M-General-Shearcutter-Diagonal/dp/B0002BBZIS/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&...
Cool! It'd be fun to make one JUST for the fun of showing off the mintyPI, and then whip out that tiny thing, and say "And here's the mini version". blow people's minds.
Nice, this will make some people happy I'm sure. Please at least link to the site and give credit in the thingiverse description, though. Eye, eye, cap'n... I've made changes to the thingiverse description (update: AND the youtube description). If you catch any other ways I've missed due credit, pl...
H31SiXbhG88 SOMETHING I FORGOT IN THE VIDEO: You will have to shorten the legs on the crystal, to make it fit in the shown vertical orientation. Get my edited 3d Print files here: http://thingiverse.com/thing:2519342 Wermy's original 3d Print files here: http://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&...
I've been thinking about this all week, while waiting for parts. Here's what I plan on doing: I've ordered the tiniest switching headphone jack I could find on digikey: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui-inc/SJ1-3515-SMT-TR/CP1-3515SJCT-ND/659935 These are cheap so I grabbed a couple in c...