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Same. That was a blast from the past for me!

@@DarkAngelVNV thank you! Make sure to say hey!

It is for sure. Yeah the whole sao aspect is pretty darn neat.

@@paulfulton4989 Thanks so much for watching! Get that friend soldering before they change their mind! Good luck!

@@retroCombsI wish it tracked a little better but perfect is the enemy of done and it was becoming a time sink. There's some masking a little later too. 😂 Thanks for watching!

That is the spirit! I've been wanting to go since I first heard about it way back when but knew I'd not be l33t enough and would have major imposter syndrome. I'm happy to be able to finally cross this off my bucket list. Maybe I'll even get to go more than once. :D Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! And I agree on the box. Love these full color pcbs peeps are making.

and thank you for watching!

Hey Eric! Thanks for watching and commenting sir!

Yeah those sao connections can benefit from a little pre-use break-in for sure! Warm up that iron and find something to practice on. The more you do it the easier it gets and the better you get! Thanks for watching!

@@jayare3167 that's a great idea!

Thanks so much for the support! Maybe on the 19th the random picker will pick you!

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For sure, they do look really cool!

For sure, I want to dig into that ESPNOW protocol/system and see how that works when I get some spare cycles. That was kinda neat.

I still have some on Tindie too. Can't post a link here though.

@@TroySchrapel yeah I just noticed that. Got the Hackerbox one, and am currently putting it together (hopefully one of my keyboards has a PS/2 mode, lol) I might even get one from you later, just to make a nicer job of soldering that microSD slot. I got it though! my GOD that part was hard.... I've never used Flux before and now I understand why y'all say to use it. It's amazing even in pen form.

This kit has won. It has broken me. SD card mount fell off while I was fighting with the video circut resistors, because it either wouldn't stick, or bridge. I have no idea why the solder does this, but if ANYTHING in here is connected properly I'd be shocked. I've managed to put pins on my arduinos, and re-solder a thing or two but this is just too damn much. Ohwell.

@@DFX2KX If you're willing to persist, I'm happy to send you a new PCB with the SDCard connector pre-soldered for the price of postage only. Unfortunately, I'm in Australia, so that would be ~$15USD. If you need any of the other parts (resistors, etc.) that might need replacing, I can throw those in too.

​@@TroySchrapel Yeah I did get it to stick again, partially.... But ultimately lost the war when it came to the 2N4401 for the keyboard. My eyes and tiny parts, man. Thanks for the offer, but I'll pay regular rate when I can get to it. Not your fault my eyes aren't great. That risk was calculated, :P It is smaller than it looks... I ended up jumping on it as a project in between packing sessions. After I get settled from the move, I'll order a complete one from ya (those caps and that transistor are freaking tiny as well) and I'll use this board as *de* soldering practice. I suspect I wouldn't have had nearly as many issues if I had gotten whatever Gel flux is being used here. And one of those magnifier/helping-hands combos. That too.

They are fun for sure! Hey, the more you solder, the better you get. Just take your time and don't get frustrated if it's not going your way. Take a step back and revisit after break.

@@JamiesHackShack The trick being to get myself to actually *sit still* long enough to do it. I watch these videos on the treadmill, and every time I'm not cleaning, working, or working out, I feel like I'm being unproductive. Having a Temu soldering iron with questionable temperature control probabbly doesn't help me either, lol.

@@DFX2KX Hey! Your comment was the one snagged by the random comment picker. If you want to drop an email to jamieshackshack@gmail.com I'll send you a phrase to reply back to here for verification of the account matching. Go ahead and send your mailing address to/in the same email if you want. Thx!

​@JamiesHackShack The Tacos were Delicious

@@DFX2KX thx!

I thought Jolt was gone but evidently you can still get it at dollar general! Now Bawls, I've mail ordered that direct and gotten cases from micro center. :-D

@JamiesHackShack being in Hawaii, neither store is an option. Hopefully, they will open up a Microcenter someday. I call it the paradise tax. Damn near, everything costs more here, and we can't buy batteries in bulk. I can't even order batteries for my projects through Amazon. I've been putting my own packs together with recycled cells. 😂😮‍💨 At least that part has been fun. I got a battery tab welder, too. I might just do a short on that, but we'll see.

@@TheGeekiestGuy yeah, but Hawaii! Wow! Awesome on hacking together your own packs. 🤘👍

@JamiesHackShack thanks bud. If you ever want a hula girl for your dashboard or something, just reach out. I use the same name on literally everything. Maybe I can send a pineapple 🍍 too. 🤙🏾 Ooh, I live about 15 minutes from an active volcano, so if you ever come to the big island, hit me up. Take you on a tour.

You got it! Thanks for watching & commenting.

Thanks! I appreciate it!

@@botialoach1 You are most welcome. I bet you'll enjoy it! Thanks for watching.

Hey thanks for watching and commenting. I will put that on my list of things to try next time I get the ZX81 out. Thanks for the recommendation.

Hey thanks for checking it out! I hope to have some good stuff to share about my experiences there later this summer.

Oh yeah you're in, not going to run the picker until this evening eastern time!

Thank you 🤗

Thanks for watching. Keep an eye out. Every once and a while a previously out of stock one may come back in stock. Never hurts to email and ask. Maybe they'd make a deal with you if there was a portion of the box still available .

Thanks for the kind words and watching!

Sure is shiny! 😂 Thanks for watching.

I appreciate it. Thanks for watching!

Hey! You are the next potential pick for getting the free 0103 box. Can you email me at jamieshackshack@gmail.com and I'll give you a keyword to reply here with to verify you. Thx and congrats!

Cold solder joints make me sad

@@klewisjohnson perfect. Thx!

I hear ya. Maybe this comment will get this one sent to you for free! Thanks for watching.

Hey you are the winner! email jamieshackshack@gmail.com and ill send back an auth phrase you reply to this message with and where you want it mailed and we'll get it on the way to you. Thanks!!

Hey replying again to hopefully let a notification hit you. Email me at jamieshackshack@gmail.com so we can get the ball rolling on getting your Hackerbox to you. Thanks!

Hey if I don't get some kind of response from you in a day or so I'm going to probably pick another comment for the Hackerbox. I'm sorry. :-/

Hey as of today 7/10/2024 I've not seen a reply in this comment thread or to the email address. I'm really sorry but if I don't hear from you by Friday July 12th I'll be selecting another commenter on that day. 😕

Hey thanks. I'm sorry I don't. Are they currently coded to any certain manufacturer? It may be out there somewhere or setup a way to try to brute force it. 😂

I know you really meant 3.5mm ;)

@@TroySchrapel the three was trying to surface! That's it! 😂

I guess we got bigger and they stayed the same! Thanks for watching! Maybe I need to verify the dimensions. 😂

For sure. Thanks for watching!

Right on. If you are on the 2040 path you may also want to check out the bluescsi and picogus projects. There may be some helpful stuff to see from looking at their code. Thanks for watching!

Same here. Hopefully we don't scare away the kids! Thanks for watching.

Hey Eric! Thanks for watching man!