New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

[kripton2035]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

yes
https://www.analog.com/en/products/ad8628.html

[stj]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

so your using it *with* the mcp?

[kripton2035]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

I use the ad8628 in replacement of the original mcp6041 aop
and I use a mcp3421 as an adc after the ad8628 and before the arduino.

[stj]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

ah - o.k.

[megaraider]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

@kripton2035
Came to my mind, though you probably already thought on this, to include a pulse switch, easily accessed from the box exterior, to reset reading to zero.
This would become handy whenever one's need to calibrate the probes and more often to exclude some known fixed value while probing.

[kripton2035]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

this is what the big red button you can see in the videos is for ! make temporary zero, or permanent zero if you long press it is stored in the arduino eeprom.

[megaraider]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

this is what the big red button you can see in the videos is for ! make temporary zero, or permanent zero if you long press it is stored in the arduino eeprom.

Already wondered what that big red button was for...
Like I said "though you probably already thought on this"

[kripton2035]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

I've published the first draft of schematic and source code of the project. enjoy !
http://kripton2035.free.fr/Projects/shorty-display.html

[light2021]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

thx a lot Kripton2035!!! a lot of beer for you !!!

[dicky96]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

Hi Kripton
I would like to build one of these. Which is the correct OLED display that I need? Can you post a link to it on Aliexpress if possible as I find it easiest to order from there.

I would be willing to buy one of your PCBs when you have some

Cheers

[kripton2035]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

it is a standard 0.91" oled module, in a 128x32 resolution. plenty of them on ebay or ali

there will be a button on the pcb page to buy it, but please wait 1-2 months before it's available.
I must first make one, buy one, receive it and test it, and then only they will be available.

[dicky96]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

Thanks Kripton

Something like this one
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...archweb201603_

I may as well order the parts I don't already have here, then everything will be ready

best regards

[stj]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

those are cheap!!
last time i got some they cost 1.60 in 5's

[kripton2035]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

Something like this one
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...archweb201603_

Yes these are ok. anyway there are constants at the beginning of the source code to tell the resolution of the oled, easy to change it if needed.

[megaraider]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

those are cheap!!
last time i got some they cost 1.60 in 5's

Yes, but if you add the Shipping cost US $1.35 (max. 2 pieces) that will end up the same price.
Unless you buy enough pieces to cover shipping cost (Shipping US $3.58 for 3 or more pieces).
My opinion FWIW

[sam_sam_sam]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

I've published the first draft of schematic and source code of the project. enjoy !
http://kripton2035.free.fr/Projects/shorty-display.html

I would also be interested in buying a couple of these boards if and when you have them available

[kripton2035]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

I'm making the pcb right now, then I'll have them made, then test them and if ok there will be a button to order them on the pcb tab of the web page.
but I need 1-2 months before it's available.

[stj]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

Yes, but if you add the Shipping cost US $1.35 (max. 2 pieces) that will end up the same price.
Unless you buy enough pieces to cover shipping cost (Shipping US $3.58 for 3 or more pieces).
My opinion FWIW

i got 10 last time.
they are used on gotek floppy-simulators.

[clearchris]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

Really nice. How bad is shipping from france? It's unfortunate that shipping to the US from china approaches free, everywhere else it's a make you cry price.

[kripton2035]

Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

it seems I will be able to ship a letter with a pcb inside for EUR 5 all around the world without tracking, and 8-9 EUR with tracking. more expensive than china of course but still reasonable.