Shorten your 7135s for space-constrained mods!

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Fasttech has the ‘raptor claw’ (PD) 7135.

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Not anymore!

I emailed fasttech about it, requesting to buy that one specifically (after I received the other from them) and they replied:

Since then I’ve been placing smaller test orders from various places. My first order of ten from fasttech was RC but the second was CS

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Now that’s some dedication !
I always admire your electronics skills man, good job !

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Nice testing tterev3. :+1:

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Interesting.

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Thanks for the test! And your nicknames are great! They stuck with me right away. So when you replied with RC and CS, I knew exactly what you were talking about without have to go back and reference the abbreviations. Nice work! :beer:

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Strange
 When was this?
And did you look for 350mA or 380mA?
Recently got 100 of these 350mA:
https://www.fasttech.com/product/1124300
Look here for pics, also about sanding / filing down:

I got these:

(some are from an other batch)

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I ordered 100 packs from them on 1/31 and 2/7, both were Crappy Sailboats. All 350mA

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Hmmm
 i ordered them on January the 7th

I don’t want Crappy Sailboats either


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Your pcb/ufo looks like it crash landed into your digital calipers trailing flaming led wires.

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so i search for ‘7135’ on AliExpress, and most of the pictures show the Raptor Claw chips


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I’ll bet sanding the bottom layer would drop the top chip enough for bent pins to actually make contact making the solder connection much easier on stacked set ups.

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but it seems “original Addtek” have the best reputation, they cost more too


So what should i be looking for when i run out of Raptor Claws?

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Easiest way to stack (for me) is removing centre pin and super-glueing one (with pins bent down) on top of another.
Then you don’t have to worry about accidentally bridging pins and holding the 7135 in place.
Yes, there’s still that tiny gap, but that’s not a big problem.

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It is for me. Having them touch so the solder clings easily to both would take care it. I’m glad you do it well though.

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I just received my last order of 100pcs of these regulators and i got “Raptor Claws”. I ordered these April 8th from Fasttech. So it looks like it’s a little lottery for what you get.

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Thanks for the update, i’ll put them back on my wishlist.

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I found manufacturer of Crappy Sailbot. It’s Chinese company QX Micro Devices Co., LTD

Here is product page:
http://www.qxmd.com.cn/en/?product/QX7135.html

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Qrappy Xailboat


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If you want to buy original “raptor Claw”

Nanjing Micro One produces them

I got 1000 ordered on Aliexpress and it came as reel

found also this shop who sells them whith guranteed no fakes

they also produce known Lithium linear charger ships