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Gertboard - The Element14 strikes back

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Oh dear. It seems that If I "Fluke PiStalker" want to obtain a Deathstar beating Gertboard from the Element14 Empire. I have to pay £30 quid and then go all "Hands Solo" from "Solder Wars" fame. (if the farce is with my at the time) Thats a big shame really cos I would have paid £40 willinging for one assemmbled by "R2D2" or some other Solder super Driod.

 

It looks then as if I will have to go remain Fluke PiStalker and wait for a Droid to build me one.

 

Come on Gert please chase the powers that be to get some assembled versions on the go for poor old guys like me whose idea or circuit assemmbly was screwing and fixing a couple of bits a BakerLite together 60 years ago. image

 

Seriously Gert a fantastic job great to see them in the wild but we cant all solder however easy it is, Take Pity Darth Gert and sort it for us.

 

That tale was NOT bought to you by any members of any film companies on the planet Earth. image

 

Just to keep the balls and games rolling ahead is my target.

 

Ray

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  • Just posted this to the Foundation's blog entry as a comment. I wonder if I shall incur the wrath... (Not that that was the point of doing it).

     

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    Okay, in principle, the Gertboard is a great idea.

    However...

    I think I'd pay another £10 to have it put together for me by the manufacturers. I've just soldered my first thing - the capacitor near the power point on the Pi came off REALLY easily. So it's now back on, though the Pi seemed to work better without it, which is odd.

     

     

    I'm very worried about paying £30+ for something and then having to solder it myself and possibly (probably) wrecking it. Plus, there are other (cheaper) starter kits out there (breadboard based) which have less on them, but do not require assembly.

    It's a shame because it's not the encouraging push I was hoping for to get into the electronic side of the Pi.

    "

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  • Just posted this to the Foundation's blog entry as a comment. I wonder if I shall incur the wrath... (Not that that was the point of doing it).

     

    "

    Okay, in principle, the Gertboard is a great idea.

    However...

    I think I'd pay another £10 to have it put together for me by the manufacturers. I've just soldered my first thing - the capacitor near the power point on the Pi came off REALLY easily. So it's now back on, though the Pi seemed to work better without it, which is odd.

     

     

    I'm very worried about paying £30+ for something and then having to solder it myself and possibly (probably) wrecking it. Plus, there are other (cheaper) starter kits out there (breadboard based) which have less on them, but do not require assembly.

    It's a shame because it's not the encouraging push I was hoping for to get into the electronic side of the Pi.

    "

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