JoyMonkey's R2 Parts

Some Parts for Teeces Lighting Systems & General Thingamabobs
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UPDATE 3/4/19: It has been 6 years since I stopped running Teeces lighting kits to concentrate on Teeces V4 droid lighting (now called the Logic Engine). The Teeces V3 system is still very popular, and a nice intro to the world of soldering, but I won't be supplying any more Teeces parts. All Teeces components can be sourced online from various vendors, and are detailed on the wiki page here, a full system should cost under $150 to put together.
Going forward I am concentrating on the vastly superior Logic Engine runs, which are detailed (here).

Helpful Links:

Teeces Cheat Sheet PDFs:

Teeces Logic Displays, September 2012 PDF (covers all PCB versions):
Older Versions : April 2012 PDF, March 2012 PDF

Astromech.net Forum Threads:

Other Links

Recommended Tools

Here's some Amazon affiliate links to some useful tools used to assemble the kits. If you buy anything using these links I get a few pennies in return!
  • Weller WLC100 40-Watt Soldering Station
    This is the soldering iron that I use and it's pretty popular among other builders too. It's temperature is adjustable, but you'll probably be using it at it's highest setting all the time.
  • Weller ST7 Conical Tip
    The standard tip that comes with the Weller soldering irons is too big to work with. This one is perfect for what we need.
  • Xuron 170-II Micro-Shear Flush Cutters
    These cutters are great for clipping LED legs, snapping pin headers apart, and anything else that needs a close snip.
  • PanaVise Model 201 \"Junior\" Miniature Vise
    This is a very popular vise for holding small PCBs in place while you work on them.
  • Helping Hands
    I don't have a PanaVise, so I use an old Helping Hands that i got at Radioshack years ago. This one looks very similar.
  • Rosin-Core Solder
    I use a .032 diameter (1mm) rosin-core solder like this one and it works great for soldering tight spots (like all the logic LEDs). I got mine at Radioshack (part #64-005). I think this is about as thin as rosin-core solder gets.
  • Basic Multimeter
    Every R2 builder should already have a multimeter for testing voltages and continuity in every corner of your droids electronics. This is a very basic one, but should suit our purposes well.