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Autopilot brownies

Posted by Chris Anderson on January 18, 2010 at 9:40pm

The reflow oven went haywire at DIY Drones HQ, and these melted ArduPilot Megas are the result. That's one batch of beta testers who are just going to have to wait a bit longer for their gear :-(
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  • Sarel P. Wagner January 19, 2010 at 1:28am
    Conformal coating baked on maybe :) Or the PID tuned for max smoke signals........
  • Marv2097 January 19, 2010 at 1:12am
    Thats not good Chris, and those blue PCBs looked so nice in your previous post about them. Oh well hope you get your oven sorted...
  • Eric January 19, 2010 at 1:02am
    An electronic componant can't stay more 10 seconds at more 250°c ;-)
  • Jonas January 19, 2010 at 12:57am
    You step, you fall, you stand up, you learn ;-)
  • Michal January 19, 2010 at 12:49am
    This looks like unnecessary cruelty.
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    Mark Colwell January 18, 2010 at 11:43pm
    Not quite mil spec
  • Simon Kerr January 18, 2010 at 11:15pm
    I think I just threw up a little... :'(
  • Jack Crossfire January 18, 2010 at 10:24pm
    No honorary Chinese citizenship 4 U.
  • David Ankers January 18, 2010 at 10:17pm
    Oh Chris, that's not good. My girlfriend cooks in the same style.
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    Chris Anderson January 18, 2010 at 10:10pm
    Yes, basically a toaster oven with a reflow PID controller attached.
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