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    Good to know. I've PMed him. Now I'm trying to...

    Good to know. I've PMed him.

    Now I'm trying to figure out the best way to avoid repeating my mistake in the future. Adding a diode wont work; the forward voltage drop is too high.

    I'm thinking...
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    Thanks.

    Thanks.
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    Looks like I just fried my NB

    I had my build almost finished. All the wiring was done and tested. I'd just wrapped my pEx in heatshrink to prevent shorts and decided to pop the battery in for another test.

    Just as I was doing...
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    Considering resistor options

    I'm doing a build with the NB and a GGW Tri-cree.

    The greens drop 3.58v which leaves only 0.12v across the resistor. I have a few options for current control that I'd like to bounce off people's...
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    Thanks for the tips. Spreadsheet and paper works...

    Thanks for the tips. Spreadsheet and paper works out best for me.

    Losing my cart actually turned out to be a blessing. I was about to make some stupid mistakes and really needed to do more...
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    Managing parts lists is tricky

    I started using the wishlist to pull together the parts list for a saber I'm building. I had it mostly together and started adding stuff to my cart then got interrupted and put my laptop to sleep....
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