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EDIT: updating this to reflect that it may be another data point on the question about whether the benboost driver is having a problem with the 12x diodes for some reason.
I've been very proud of my initial builds. I've dodged noob mistakes and been very happy with my first few builds.
Last night and today were humiliating and humbling.
Fried three 12x bluray diodes in a short amount of time. (Those are some finicky SOB's) one was a known working diode that I had in an earlier build that I stole the driver out of and decided to rebuild with a Benboost.
To be fair, I really brought it on myself with a foolish heatsink design for the driver that wreaked havoc on what should have been an easy (re)build.
But it just goes to show you that even a seasoned pro like me can have a bad day. :crackup:
One GOOD thing, I was taking a lot of pics and really trying to document the build in GREAT detail for noobs as a good reference for building (no offense, but a lot of build sheets skip over things that are obvious to the experienced members but have me running to the search function to figure out how to do something) so when I do finish it up, I will have a good build guide INCLUDING what NOT to do.
One question...
How do you guys get your battery terminals soldered into the pill so well? (Moh, you would be a great one to answer this, you always do a great job!) No matter what I do, it seems like the solder will not bridge the gap from the outer ring to the edge of the pill OR I get solder on the threads of the pill.
Ok, let's make it two questions. Where is a good source for a bunch of "positive battery terminals" to use on the backside of a pill? The usual suspects like DX or Dinodirect?
Thanks for listening to me vent. Jake, call me a waaaaambulance.
I've been very proud of my initial builds. I've dodged noob mistakes and been very happy with my first few builds.
Last night and today were humiliating and humbling.
Fried three 12x bluray diodes in a short amount of time. (Those are some finicky SOB's) one was a known working diode that I had in an earlier build that I stole the driver out of and decided to rebuild with a Benboost.
To be fair, I really brought it on myself with a foolish heatsink design for the driver that wreaked havoc on what should have been an easy (re)build.
But it just goes to show you that even a seasoned pro like me can have a bad day. :crackup:
One GOOD thing, I was taking a lot of pics and really trying to document the build in GREAT detail for noobs as a good reference for building (no offense, but a lot of build sheets skip over things that are obvious to the experienced members but have me running to the search function to figure out how to do something) so when I do finish it up, I will have a good build guide INCLUDING what NOT to do.
One question...
How do you guys get your battery terminals soldered into the pill so well? (Moh, you would be a great one to answer this, you always do a great job!) No matter what I do, it seems like the solder will not bridge the gap from the outer ring to the edge of the pill OR I get solder on the threads of the pill.
Ok, let's make it two questions. Where is a good source for a bunch of "positive battery terminals" to use on the backside of a pill? The usual suspects like DX or Dinodirect?
Thanks for listening to me vent. Jake, call me a waaaaambulance.
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