Electronics and Soldering Workshop
About a year and a half ago, I came to Diyode for three things. I wanted access to a 3D printer. I wanted a place where I could learn to solder. And because I was new to the country, I wanted friends. One of those items was solved because my dad got a nice new 3D printer, so I got his old one. The other two were largely solved by Cliff Gates. One day I’ll do a post on my slapdash DIY laptop project, but for now, the important part of that story was that Cliff was the one that hung out with me and got me comfortable soldering and testing components on the device’s hand wired keyboard. He’s also one of the folks that I meet and chat with almost every time I stop by Diyode on Monday nights. He’s a good dude, and a wonderful resource if you’re getting into electronics. Obviously, he’s not the only good dude (there were many folks at Diyode that welcomed me and I now count as friends), but he is the one that recently put on an electronics workshop, which is what today’s blog post is highlighting. The class at work Cliff has a degree in electrical engineering, which he previ