BayouRat
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I just got an Egg Finder kit. Anyone build one of these? Is there a build thread anywhere? What do I need to buy to build it? Soldering Iron?
Suggestions, Comments welcome. LOL!
Suggestions, Comments welcome. LOL!
Cris gives you enough solder to probably build 3 Eggfinders or more. I did not need any flux for the Quark. One thing I would have on hand is a good quality solder wick.
This is what Cris says about flux:
"Important note about using extra flux with this board: The solder that comes with the kit is
Kester 245, it uses a water-based “no-clean” flux. If you wish to use extra flux with the board,
it MUST be compatible. You want a liquid (not paste) water-based no-clean flux. Kester 951
is ideal, if you can get it. Chip-Quik sells little 2ml tubes for about $2 each (unfortunately they
sell them in 6-packs, you can’t just get one) which works very well. If you decide to add flux,
you must use only a tiny amount. One drop will suffice for the entire GPS module. DO NOT
use Rosin Core flux, or you will make a mess of the board and possibly damage components.
We have built many kits without using any additional flux without any issues, the board is pretinned
to make solder adhesion easier so in general you should not need to use additional flux."
I just got an Egg Finder kit. Anyone build one of these? Is there a build thread anywhere? What do I need to buy to build it? Soldering Iron?
Suggestions, Comments welcome. LOL!
Yes, I did read that. I was just wondering if anyone had to purchase extra flux for there build? What did you need the wick for? Cleaning up excess solder?
Funny, I already bought a bunch of soldering stuff from Amazon before I found Conner's site. Oh well I guess I'll have it if I ever need it. LOL!
What receiver did you get? I hope it was an LCD and unless you plan to be tied to a laptop, Bluetooth connectivity on the receive end is very helpful.
If you have B/T with the LCD receiver, if your Android tracking program craps out, you still can input the lat/long manually into a mapping GPS to take you to the position.
A cheap Garmin Legend can do that trick for you if you don't have an Android app you can call up.
I don't think you wasted any money for the soldering equipment in case you want to do some changes, add bluetooth, charging jacks etc. Search for some of the threads here.
Like this one: https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...or-Eggtimer-Eggfinder&highlight=EggFinder+LCD Kurt
I just got my EggFinder back from Conner and it works great! Thank you all for the help.
Need better pics (more)... How do you like the Eggfinder product line?
If you get one of these you can BT into your android the data with the Rocket Locater app
https://www.ebay.com/itm/310964452460?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Kenny
Need better pics (more)... How do you like the Eggfinder product line?
That's cool. But my droid tablet is terrible in the sunlight. I think I'll stick with the LCD display for now.
That's cool. But my droid tablet is terrible in the sunlight. I think I'll stick with the LCD display for now.
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