Comment by forsalebypwner
2 days ago
agreed, I think much of the appeal for me is the physical element of wiring things up and seeing it do something more than changing a few pixels on my screen.
Soldering is very relaxing as well.
2 days ago
agreed, I think much of the appeal for me is the physical element of wiring things up and seeing it do something more than changing a few pixels on my screen.
Soldering is very relaxing as well.
How you know me so well. I also like how cheap all of the parts and pieces are. It's like the next step after Legos. Although, they have way more interesting Legos today than what I had as a kid. I've bought components with an a specific project in mind, but once it's built I find myself taking them apart and making a new something with it combined with other parts I have lying around. Things are cheap enough that I don't mind so much if I got something wrong and release a little magic smoke.
Yes exactly! I still can't believe how cheap an ESP32 is - a device with bluetooth, WiFi, and ample processing power and RAM for most tasks you'd use an MCU for. And yeah I love finding out I already have all the parts I need. Now, keeping them organized, that can be a struggle. I have a couple of these double sided tool organizers [1] and a tackle box, but sometimes I'm still digging through bins to find a part I know I have but can't find
[1] https://i.imgur.com/4KpnFZJ.png