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Good Lord the C3 is small!

Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
edited 2011-01-12 21:36 in Propeller 1
Just got a package from UPS containing a C3. (among other things)

This thing is tiny!

c3.JPG

Somehow it just felt like it needs to be included with a drummer for a quick roll when the package is opened.
Just being in a static bag just doesn't do this thing justice. :)

(A drummer in every box would increase the cost a bit.. ) :)

OBC

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Comments

  • ColeyColey Posts: 1,128
    edited 2011-01-12 07:40
    That is small, almost the size of a credit card! :tongue:
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2011-01-12 08:03
    Electronics, the incredible shrinking hobby.

    Some of us remember when a tank circuit of a tuning capacitor and coil might fill up nearly a whole chassis. Or when it took two people to move an oscilloscope.
  • octaloctal Posts: 67
    edited 2011-01-12 08:56
    Hi Oldbitcollector
    the size of the C3 is very small, but you could guess that from the photo. The C3 PCB is about twice the size of the VGA connector, so it can't be big ;)
  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2011-01-12 17:23
    Very nice indeed. For some reason I thought the C3 was a dual prop - will have to relook at the specs.
  • AndreLAndreL Posts: 1,004
    edited 2011-01-12 21:36
    Well, I should a get a paid vacation for suffering thru the manual soldering of the prototypes!!! :) I think I did maybe 10 or 12 prototypes, hand soldered and I bet if you scope them at 30-60x magnification they look almost as good as the machine placed units :)

    The C3 really was a work of art to get it all mashed in there and routed on TWO layers -- definitely not easy. I hand routed it to make sure it was very "quite", the autorouter turned it into a radio or wifi transmitter, take your pick :)

    Anyway, glad you like it, its literally credit card size, that was the goal "Credit Card Computer" = C3 :)

    Andre'
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