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Alpenglow Industries

274 orders since Dec 18, 2019

San Luis Obispo, CA, United States of America

Ships from United States of America.

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Average Ratings

Product: (4.95)

Documentation: (5.00)

Shipping: (4.95)

Communication: (4.95)

All Reviews

Johan | Feb. 18, 2023

A neat little kit that works as advertised

For ISP with Power Kit

Speedy, trackable international delivery (placed order on Sunday, shipped on Monday) in a bubble-wrap mailer that I can reuse for my own mysterious purposes. The kit arrived complete (I even got two extra header pins) and in good condition. It was easy to assemble, fits snugly into the breadboard and fulfils its intended function. Worth the five bucks, if you have use for this kind of ISP adapter.

Christian | May 9, 2022

A pleasure

For What the SOT?! PCB Ruler

Shipped super fast with a tracking number. The ruler was wrapped ever so carefully in tissue paper. Fun stickers were included with QR code links to ruler description.

I'm totally excited to use this at work to help me visualize the components when I order stencils.

Christian | May 9, 2022

A pleasure

For For the Love of SOD! PCB Ruler

Shipped super fast with a tracking number. The ruler was wrapped ever so carefully in tissue paper. Fun stickers were included with QR code links to ruler description.

I'm totally excited to use this at work to help me visualize the components when I order stencils.

Eric | Jan. 8, 2022

Great Kit, Looks Amazing

For Merry Krampus

I got the hacker version. Very glad I was able to get this. It looks great and was a great introduction to the ATtiny4!

Debra | Dec. 29, 2021

Awesome, Original, and Gorgeous and FUN Board

For Merry Krampus

I LOVE my Krampus!!! The design is clever (the loops are Krampus' earrings!) and it works as an ornament, or wearable. The detail is amazing. I got the fully assembled kit, so I just pulled it out, inserted the included magnet, and turned it on to play with and watch the the effects of the LED animations. I used enclosed magnet to wear it like a pin on my shirt, and very much enjoyed adding this uniquely designed wearable to my collection.

Lori | Sept. 12, 2021

Great product that is useful and looks cool!

For What the SOT?! PCB Ruler

Great ruler that has everything you need in one place, and has a cool look while sitting on the desk or in in a pen cup!

Chris | May 17, 2021

Good to have on hand!

For The SwitchTrick

I adore useful little things like this, and adding them to my toolkit. One never knows when things like this might just save the day!
Nicely executed board!

Jason | March 28, 2021

Great/terrible little kit that I love/hate!

For PS - I Hate You Kit

I simultaneously love and hate this kit. But mostly love it. I think. 😆

Only a true master of PCB design could design a kit with traces this intentionally horribly aligned and routed, and full of irksome little details.

The kit was really fun to assemble. It would have been much easier if I had read the excellent instructions. There are no reference designators on the PCB silkscreen at all, but there is a detailed diagram, if you're in to that sort of thing.

I did not read the warnings, and the perfectly cylindrical mini-MELF diodes did indeed roll right off my workbench.

Looking forward to the next intentionally "terrible" kit!

Tim | March 10, 2021

Fun build. Makes a great gift too!

For I Voted/Yo Voté Blinky Badge Soldering Kit

Bought two of these to build: one for me, one as a gift! Made for a nice afternoon project, with additional subliminal fun.

Andrew | Feb. 14, 2021

Great badge!

For I Voted/Yo Voté Blinky Badge Soldering Kit

I worked as a poll worker in 2020. This badge was a hit among all the other poll workers and staff at my polling place. The LEDs were super-bright and used a lot of power - definitely worth using a rechargeable LIR2032 because it burns through one in a few hours of continuous use. One suggestion for future versions is variable brightnesses for the LEDs. The LIR2032s I used were made of a nonferrous metal and therefore were not sufficiently attractive to the magnets that were intended to be the main mount method, which is no fault of the badge design, but I wasn't expecting it. In the end I used a thin wire tie (like the kind you get in a supermarket) slipped through the battery holder and twisted around a lanyard I was wearing around my neck anyway, so it worked out.
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Response from Alpenglow Industries | March 10, 2021
Thanks for your review! Good point on the constant-on battery life - they lasted for a couple of days for us on blinking mode, but solid on consumes more current. We also recently found some stick-on pins we really like, so future orders will ship with those as a mounting option as well (sticking it to the back of the battery holder). Thanks for working the polls and I'm glad everyone liked it! :)

Alexandre | Jan. 5, 2021

Beautiful and fun board.

For The FUnicorn

I love my FUnicorn!

The documentation, once you found it, is great and easy to use, and I was running and programming the board in no time. There was a small issue with one of the parts, but I was provided with the information I needed super quickly!

Peter | Dec. 18, 2020

Finally a way to REALLY show how important it is to vote!

For I Voted Blinky Badge, Pre-Assembled

I love this thing, flashing and continuously on/off mode switches. I can dial my preferred level of "I voted" pride with this awesome lifetime pin. I keep it on the fridge between elections. Thanks for a great product :)

Peter

Tommy | Dec. 10, 2020

Fun!

For I Voted/Yo Voté Blinky Badge Soldering Kit

Shipping was prompt, the documentation was thorough, and the PCB was a lot of fun to put together! Thanks for this great little kit!

Yo Voté! Y tu?

Kim | Dec. 1, 2020

Last "I voted" badge/sticker I will ever need

For I Voted Blinky Badge, Pre-Assembled

This product is fun! It is so important to vote. There is no excuse and this badge allowed me to wear it from the time I voted all the way until the decision was announced. Very well engineered and I will never need an I voted sticker again. I definitely recommend this shop and all the neat quirky creations she makes. Can't wait to see what is next.
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Response from Alpenglow Industries | Dec. 1, 2020
Thank you! Yay for wearing it over multiple days!

Michael | Nov. 25, 2020

Great. Well thought out and fun.

For I Voted/Yo Voté Blinky Badge Soldering Kit

I learned to solder to do this badge. The instructions and order in which to solder on the components were clear and well thought out, and the oscillating circuit for blinking was clever and easy.

John | Nov. 20, 2020

A blinking " I Voted"

For I Voted Blinky Badge, Pre-Assembled

I proudly wear an "I voted" sticker after I vote. And to have the opportunity to wear one that blinks was perfect. My sticker would last a day. I wore this pin proudly for two weeks (early voter). The design was simple, efficient and built well. The concept of the magnets was great. Shipping was fast and fairly priced. The addition of information about "frivolous circuits" made me feel even better that I was supporting a woman owned, woman staffed engineering company. I will be on the lookout for any new, fun and exciting things from this company. I would buy from them again.
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Response from Alpenglow Industries | Nov. 22, 2020
Thank you, John! I'm very glad you liked it. :)

Howard | Nov. 13, 2020

Great little project and certainly timely!

For I Voted/Yo Voté Blinky Badge Soldering Kit

Easy to assemble and clear, well illustrated instructions. It was a hit when we wore them to our local farmers market.

Mark | Oct. 28, 2020

Learn to solder, AND participate in our country's democracy?

For I Voted/Yo Voté Blinky Badge Soldering Kit

HECK YEAH, I VOTED! I take pride in turning in my ballot every year at the polling site, so I can get my sticker and wear it with pride. Now I can vote early, and STILL wear my "I voted!" sticker with pride!

The kits are super simple, perfect "Learn to solder for the first time" kits. Highly recommended.

And, ya know... Go vote. It's important.

Benjamin | Oct. 20, 2020

Beautiful Flashy Badge

For I Voted Blinky Badge, Pre-Assembled

I'm very pleased with Alpenglow's latest offering. The I Voted Blinky Badge is a gorgeous surface mount version of their through hole solder kit badge (also available on Tindy). Being an electronics geek, I also appreciate the simple transistor oscillator circuit which is used to drive the flashing red and glue LED's. Get one (or two) and do your part to get out the vote!

Sam | May 19, 2020

Exactly as advertised, easy to assemble and use

For The SwitchTrick

I am very much an amateur when it comes to electronics. One of the things I have repeatedly struggled with, even for well-defined projects like kits, is what to do for power. Sometimes the project has its own power needs (a pump or motor) and I need to figure out how to power the logic circuit from that; sometimes I am 'recycling' a salvaged wall wart and it's not quite the right voltage for the prototype I'm trying to build...

That's where the SwitchTrick is absurdly, insanely valuable. I can use *whatever is around* as a power supply for prototyping, and I am not worried about frying anything that's hard to replace. The on/off switch is psychologically more satisfying than yanking out the supply wire from the positive rail.

Basically I'm saying that it's worth its weight in reduced anxiety.

And, as a final point, this it totally true: "It's got sweet white solder mask to make it look like a natural extension of your breadboard..."

With the little legs in, the SwitchTrick sits at the top of the breadboard like a queen surveying her kingdom.

Ben | May 17, 2020

Versatile and easy to use for prototype projects!

For The SwitchTrick

The SwitchTrick from Alpenglow Industries is a fantastic little product to make your breadboard projects faster and easier to configure. The board is clean, simple, and intuitive to use. Output pins and supplied board standoffs are configured to easily interface to breadboard power busses (even non-standard breadboard spacing) and supply multiple voltage output options using an efficient switching power supply circuit. The cleanliness and simplicity of the design shows Alpenglow's real-world experience in making practical systems for prototype design and testing. The power input connection options and standard 0.1" jumper configuration settings allow for quick and flexible setups for those spontaneous test and design sessions. Keep one of these handy on your test bench for when your next great idea strikes. Great product!
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