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I just paid $1.55 for one RN60D resistor at Digikey. Heh.

Now folks can tell you why this method is inferior. To me it just tastes better. The one trick I need to get better is doing this times 6 at different final temperatures. I seem to lack coordination to do this.

Looks like I only have clearance issues with some interference from the rectifier heat sinks. Not bad for no fancy CAD time wasting

The moment of truth - got in a rear panel for a super dense amplifier project, which houses two front ends that wires up to different output stages. Hopefully I will have time tomorrow to get the output stage bolted onto the heat sink to see if everything fits. It will be very close! Missing a few M3 screws and the switches, but those will be ordered next part run, but more or less everything is installed! Edit: not quite - there are pluggable buffers in front of the transformers that would block view of the relay - I need to add those in. Hopefully an update tomorrow when all fits!

Thankfully I have never been on this FOTM train.

What do the Omega NATOs go for on the used market?

I love the infrared burner and actually do use the rotisserie attachment. I am stuck in work hell but can give you my model info and more details later tonite.

Maybe plant them at Stretch’s House?

Food

More re-working the schematic, mostly around the USB input. The wrinkle is the 4DSystems OLED displays want 5V and I need 3.3V for USB compliance, while still supporting higher voltage relays. It should be a pretty flexible board when I am done. Now the main issue is dealing with the oh so large 0805 caps in high density trace regions. I see why Kerry used small caps (0603?) right around the uC in his photo above!

I am a big fan of Napoleon. Agree on getting as much stainless steel as you can - holds up so much better.

Thanks Kerry! If anyone is following along at home, here's the Atmel version of this part - CSTCE8M00G52-R0. It is NRND though

Well, I have some space left on the board! I am seriously considering adding one of these to the bottom: https://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/MAX11301.pdf I think I can keep it all 2-layer as well

Getting this on a two layer board the same size as the PS will be fun. Any suggestions on a crystal that is smaller and perhaps doesn’t need external components? Smaller opto isolator recommendation? Don’t need anything fancy will just accept DC voltage for the trigger input.