https://bobcopeland.com/blog/tags/pcb/ Recent content in Pcb on Insignificant Bits Hugo en-US Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:21:30 +0000 https://bobcopeland.com/blog/2012/07/kicad-level-0-achieved/ Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:21:30 +0000 http://bobcopeland.com/blog/?p=1847 <p>When we moved to Canada, I sold any guitar gear that wouldn&rsquo;t fit in a backpack. This has left me without the ability to plug in my electric guitar for the last ten months, a situation that must be rectified (ha, ha). I just need a small practice amp, and those can be found on an IC these days. One needs only to add a little soldering, attach a speaker, repeat as necessary for whatever mistakes one makes, and ta-da: a small custom amp that one could have bought mass-produced from China for 1/50th of the price of building one&rsquo;s own. But of course there is value in the making, or so we tell ourselves.</p>