<![CDATA[My Doctor Who DIY mini playfield target project progresses!]]>My Doctor Who DIY mini playfield target project progresses! Today I got the PCBs from PCBWay and at a glance they look right. I'll be assembling one hopefully this weekend.

And look, they even come with instructions!

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/320279bd-198a-4b5e-a033-1a85afe19488/my-doctor-who-diy-mini-playfield-target-project-progressesRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 06:55:46 GMTThu, 30 Apr 2026 13:29:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to My Doctor Who DIY mini playfield target project progresses! on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:40:49 GMT]]>What can I say?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://some.apz.fi/ap/users/116031887511783990/statuses/116495355068307032https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://some.apz.fi/ap/users/116031887511783990/statuses/116495355068307032Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:40:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My Doctor Who DIY mini playfield target project progresses! on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:33:21 GMT]]>Well dang! The whole PCB project worked on the first try!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://some.apz.fi/ap/users/116031887511783990/statuses/116495325692038624https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://some.apz.fi/ap/users/116031887511783990/statuses/116495325692038624Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:33:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My Doctor Who DIY mini playfield target project progresses! on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:22:21 GMT]]>Here goes the phototransistor side. I can't believe I got away with one board for both sides, while the originals are unique. If I ever make a second batch, I'll just order the same thing in blue and green.

They can be told apart from the parts, the LEDs are clear and phototransistors almost opaque.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://some.apz.fi/ap/users/116031887511783990/statuses/116495282434305187https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://some.apz.fi/ap/users/116031887511783990/statuses/116495282434305187Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:22:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My Doctor Who DIY mini playfield target project progresses! on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:38:11 GMT]]>The best part? It actually works!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://some.apz.fi/ap/users/116031887511783990/statuses/116495108793137885https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://some.apz.fi/ap/users/116031887511783990/statuses/116495108793137885Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:38:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My Doctor Who DIY mini playfield target project progresses! on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:20:52 GMT]]>I assembled the first LED board. Works fine in switch test! Next up: the phototransistor side.

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