It pays to take a break

Discontinued products Shruthi
#1

So after many projects including multiple Monomes, Shruthi’s and guitar pedals I thought I would go for the Ambika. I spent a week of evenings in front of the TV with a board on my knee soldering away. Voice card first and then motherboard. I checked and double checked but still managed to put the LCD in from the wrong side. Unfortunately I damaged some traces getting it out! I managed to spot them and make some little bridges. But when I had completed it, the LCD just showed up little squares.

After 2 hours if panic messing, I decided to call it a day. I could have cried! I mailed to see he cost of a new PCB and LCD then went to have a bath and drink some beer. I looked at the traces on my phone in the tub and followed where they went. Then went back with my multi meter to test what was connected to find 2 of the LCD pins were not connected to the ATMEGA. I plumbed in a couple of wires to bridge the gap and bingo! It lives!

It sounds fantastic and the kit is amazing! So detailed. There was nothing missing and I have found this with all the kits I have built by Mutable Instruments!

#2

So you were in the tub having a bath, drinking beer and reviewing PCB traces on your phone, all at the same time![](? Cool)

#3

Multitasking at its best !

#4

I do all my best work in the tub!

#5

I prefer to shower.

#6

The worst is trace troubleshooting in bed in your head then realizing where the problem is at 2am. I’ve done the phone photo trace, but its usually on the John :stuck_out_tongue:

#7

The shower is not hands-free enough to multi-task.

#8

My phone doesnt like showers, neither does my beer.

#9

When I multitask I usually end up mixing things up in a horrible way. So I’d probably be sitting in a tub of beer, chewing on my phone, all the time wondering what I was supposed to be doing with a glass of soapy water.

#10

Ooh, that certainly opens up a bunch of possibilities I’d rather not think about.