hobbyist electronics 

me: fucking around with catalogues trying to figure out the least pain-in-the-ass way to get a fuel gauge with my LiPo

me: ...I bet lots of people have this same need. maybe look into prebuilt modules.

Internet:
seeedstudio.com/Lipo-Rider-Plu

:O

re: hobbyist electronics 

..orrrr even better I can see what chip they used and stick it in my own project.

re: hobbyist electronics 

deadass this just made my day.

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re: hobbyist electronics 

@starkatt It's always nice when you need a thing and it turns out someone already makes an IC for exactly the thing!
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