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by wildzzz 1585 days ago
I like the design of your modchip. I'm a lead engineer on a pretty expensive multi-PCB product so whenever we have updates either from unavailable parts or customer directed changes, we have to add in little patch boards. We've had to fit all kinds of shaped PCBs into tiny areas. Sometimes we get lucky and there's a perfectly sized empty spot that can take some glue, sometimes we don't get lucky and we'll have a small board mounted to whatever nearby screws we can find. As difficult as it is making changes to a design that was never meant to be flexible, I both love and hate the challenge so I can definitely appreciate creative solutions like yours.