Time off can really get in the way of fun!

This weekend was supposed to be quiet and reflective, just the time to use my new soldering station and build a test power supply. WRONG! This weekend was the busiest for months and I only had about ten minutes to myself apart from chatting to Russ. Even now, I still have some major work to do in the house that will keep me away from the soldering iron. sigh.

All the parts have arrived and I'm ready to go................................but I can't yet.

Silence is golden.

It certainly is in this case. Sitting and pondering, just cogitating and thinking, hell, just doing nothing for a few days can bring rewards. I have now got my hands on a better power supply circuit! The older one works well but the small and low cost transformer was just too powerful for the basic circuit and I had to bodge it a bit. The new circuit, has slightly more expensive components and takes up more room but is almost a perfect fit for the transformer and can handle over three amps. I have most of the parts already and now await the larger strip board I think I need to make the first one. I am also waiting for my new soldering station which I have bought in readiness for my retirement.