Is my new PLA correctly installed?

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Gyro Gearloose
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Is my new PLA correctly installed?

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Just want to be sure before I turn it on?? :lol:










Bahahaha!!! It's an old LM2825-5.0 Simple Switcher voltage regulator I found in my crap. It's a bit unusual to have a regulator in a DIP package, isn't it? :mrgreen:


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This is truly a setup where functionality has precedence over looks and cosmetic details...

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Well, it was just parts I had lying around. Just barely cheaper than these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/371295065523?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
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@Gyro
Well, that's one puny sized switcher
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