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diff --git a/docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md b/docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md index e373388..7539e49 100644 --- a/docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md +++ b/docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md @@ -561,3 +561,47 @@ because the kitten hisses when reset. To my disappointment I only ordered 100 LEDs, which is _barely_ enough. And to an electronic engineer _barely_ enough is not enough. We have to keep a redundancy, so I ordered 200 more. + +## 2023-05-13, Saturday + +Just finished the first session and I am so fucking exhausted. Three +hours, working nonstop. I forgot where I left my bag so I couldn't even +show the slides I made. + +Long story short, we instructed 8 terrified beginners how to do reflow. +Out of all participants, one managed perfect paste on the first try; most +made it in three. + +Here's some of the jobs that made me go "hmm that's not bad": + + + +We began toastin' at exactly the two hour mark. + + + +▲ One core, two threads + + + +▲ Typical board right after heating + +I then spent like half an hour manually fixing shorts, reinforcing the +battery holder, etc. Everyone's electronic kitten purrs and hisses, but +not every LED turns on. It could be a fault in the touch sensing area, +MCU, resistor pack, or the LED itself. I did not have the time to diagonse +one by one. On one board this happened on the tail, which makes the kitten +immune to tail pats, and consequently really tame and hardly hisses. + +Everyone got their product at 21:something and I cleaned up the place and +wiped every tool until minutes to 22. It's a miracle we finished the whole +thing before 22:00, especially when the staff is made up of three +ex-terrified beginners, two of whom literally learned reflow 48 hours ago. + + + +▲ This is honestly how I feel + +Later, I found my bag in another room. |