<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Project &amp;quot;code name&amp;quot; Part 003</title><link>/challenges-projects/design-challenges/ultimate-roadtest/b/blog/posts/project-code-name-part-003</link><description>25th April 2012&amp;quot;A Minor(ity) Report&amp;quot;I have been working on an interface board between the SimpleLink WiFi CC3000/Fraunchpad technology (SWiFT for short) combination and existing appliances to enable them to be remotely controlled.To do this, where po</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Project &amp;quot;code name&amp;quot; Part 003</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/ultimate-roadtest/b/blog/posts/project-code-name-part-003</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:57:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ad3ec73f-ba6b-4cdc-9186-2dca5e652b08</guid><dc:creator>COMPACT</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks DAB,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Obi Wan said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &amp;quot;Your eyes can deceive you. Don&amp;#39;t trust them. Use a continuity meter.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is particularly true with modern day Lead free solders.&amp;nbsp; In fact, these Lead free solders can have the opposite problem and can grow whiskers that create unwanted short circuits over time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cheers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very Compact&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=13937&amp;AppID=113&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Project &amp;quot;code name&amp;quot; Part 003</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/ultimate-roadtest/b/blog/posts/project-code-name-part-003</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:57:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ad3ec73f-ba6b-4cdc-9186-2dca5e652b08</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;You notes on soldering are true, but a cold solder joint is worse than none.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of those in the picture look suspitious to me.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just a thought,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=13937&amp;AppID=113&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>