Last year I purchase the soldering station in the picture from Ebay, as it has a heat gun for heatshrink tubes, plugs, connectors, etc.. I have soldered thick wire, thin wire and the temperature adjustment works very well and very fast. Mutliple soldering tips come with it, as well as nozzles...
Not sure if you have the time, but I ordered my stainless steel hooks and nuts from Temu. Surpised me with the quality, as they were cheap and have not rusted in two years. Cheers
Just wanted to say thank you again to the organisers and sponsors. Great to find out about the latest information on networking and also sharing war stories with the wise!! Should be another good year this year. One question, who were the sponsors who donated the props for prizes? I am trying to...
I use this from Bunnings. Works very well. Used a jigsaw with a laminate blade to cut. Not bad, a bit edgy but easily cleaned up with some sandpaper or a stanley knife.
Hi Everyone,
Happy New Year for 2026.
I am getting quotes from Ray Wu and Paul Zhang for the 4 wire Bullet Pixels and they do not agree on a product.
Paul Zhang said to stay away from GS8208, as they are unreliable and to purchase the WS2818.
Ray Wu said to stay with the GS8208, as he...
SUCCESS!
My 3 -> 4 core adaptors are configured incorrectly as @merryoncherry stated above.
I made my own adaptor up and retested, now the last pixel lights up when told to.
Tried this on my other bullet pixels and also the seed pixel strings and all light up when contolled.
My thanks to all for...