dyke dragon 💜
asking for help with electronics, ordering parts
so im considering building myself a torn keyboard: https://github.com/rtitmuss/torn
this is like the 5th time i mean to do this but once again im just staring at the bom they linked to and am completely overwhelmed (https://octopart.com/bom-tool/5oG983n7)
i only really know one seller in germany which apparently only sells two parts in this list, what the hell do i do with this
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@mxdragon oof, I wonder how much of that is regular availability issues and how much is the ongoing chip shortage
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@mxdragon any cap with similar specs and the same footprint will do
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@mxdragon if you're willing to learn KiCAD, you'll be a bit flexible about footprints too but I'm not sure it's worth the effort
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@noiob guess i will just have to spend several hours on that tomorrow huh
do u have a store u can recommend btw?
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@mxdragon the only SMD part I ever bought was a single fuse off of Reichelt
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@mxdragon oh, also assuming you're gonna order your own boards too, usually they have stock of parts, though I'm not sure if they'll give you them loose and not pick-and-placed
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@noiob im not sure how that relates but part of why i picked this one to build is bc its all through hole components
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@mxdragon ah sorry I have mush brain (today I can blame the jab)
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@noiob yeah but i wonder how necessary *this exact capacitor* really is