Leaderboard

The first test board is built and up and running- im testing it out with existing pre-tested IC's. I'm Pleased to report im 24hrs in and its running sweet... nailed it first time... 20260709_213132.mp4

I selected all new components and prototyped them all running on original Card. Zn404 is engineered out in 3 components. All the replacement transistors selections are modern. There...is...alot of planning and datasheet work not shown in this picture!

I built a schematic for the board first then laid it all out (more on this on the following board). With a 4 layer board i could have made it very compact or laid it out orientated totally differently but didnt think it would 'look' right. I decided on keeping it looking roughly the same with the same dimensions. I also wanted it to look as cool as possible. Here's a 3d render of the finished design-note the JPM rosette in place of the Varta mofo battery!