Description: Electronics tinkering with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, mBed, AVR and various robots.
When I first started selling my IOT MOSFET shields on Tindie , I honestly didn’t think I’d sell many. I thought I might sell the odd one or two, but instead I’ve sold hundreds, all over the world! Which is quite amazing. Thank you to everyone who bought one, I’m pleased it solved a problem for you.
This of course created its own problems. I needed to create a more streamlined logistics and more automated testing to fulfil orders efficiently. Luckily 95% of the orders are less than five boards, so they all fit in a small A5 padded envelope, and after a little research I found self-adhesive laser printable labels that fit the UK Royal Mail labels exactly, so processing orders is very easy and efficient. I print the packing slip, buy the postage online and print out the address and customs declaration la
The only complex part is testing the boards. In theory, the boards are tested by the PCB manufacturer before being shipped to me. But they are built on panels. I need to separate them and there is a chance they could be damaged by the separation and handling process. It is also another excuse for an interesting project.