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Small batch PCB orders are now within everyone’s reach. But if you’re moving past the prototype stage, you want your boards to do more than work well. You also want them to look good. As always, SparkFun is here to help.
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Join us as we give some insight into the progress made in SparkFun’s testbed design over the past eleven years, and an in-depth look at our most recent production testing tool, the Flying Jalapeno.
Let's talk the whats, whys and hows of how you end up with a red box at the end of the day.
We use 0603 SMD packages but the electronics world uses much smaller sized components.
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We've partnered with 14-year-old whiz kid Quin Etnyre to bring his first Kickstarter to life!
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Few funding campaigns pull heartstrings while actually doing measurable good. Jerry, impressively, is doing both.
Build your own Vacuum Molding machine and start making plastic parts in your home shop!
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