Following on from our success on Kickstarter with our new product; CheatKard, we have decided to expand the availability of these to Indiegogo. We are currently shipping the Kickstarter orders and we are ready to prepare for batch #2 through Indiegogo!

16+ Measurements,  100+ Schematic Symbols, Component value calculator, 132+ SMD Footprints, 8 Laws & Theory, PCB Design help.. + More!

The MOST complete Electrical Engineering reference cards to date – Better than your collection of PCB Rulers!

What Is CheatKard?

Electrical Engineering CheatKards are durable, gold plated reference cards for use by Engineers, Tech Heads, Arduino Enthusiasts, DIY’ers and more.

CheatKard is a credit card sized companion you can rely on for accurate and useful information.

Gone are the days of trawling through an abundance of varied search results and forum posts to find the answer you need or flipping to page 102 in your chunky Electrical Engineering textbook. CheatKards are small, lightweight, with concise, accurate information and references for you to use whenever you need them. 

 

The Kards

Key-ring:

Gold carabiner style key-ring

Cover:

Front – Gold plated lettering and key-ring hole

Back – The back is blank and can be used to write your name or other details

Measurements Card includes:

AWG wire gauge/diameter/electrical resistance, Font sizes, Surface mount (SMD) pin pitch gauge, Through hole (THT) pin pitch gauge, 1mm/1cm square, trace width/amp gauge, Ruler (CM & INCH), Electrical/Number/Units conversion & PCB copper thickness

Common Schematic Symbols Card includes:

Front – Power Sources, Ground, Diodes, Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Optoelectronics

Back – Transistors, Transformers, Logic Gates, Others (Relay, Opamp, Motor, Crystal Oscillator etc)

Component Values Card includes:

Front – Resistor Bands & Color Codes

Back – Capacitor Codes (Ceramic & Electrolytic)

Common Footprints SMD Card includes:

Front – 01005, 0201, 0402, 0603, 0805, 1008, 1206, 1210, 1806, 1812, 2010, SMC, SMB, SMA, SOD128, SOD80C, SOD123, SOD323, SOD523, SOT883, SOT723, SOT416, SOT665, SOT563, SOT666, SOT353, SOT323, SOT363, SOT143, SOT663, SOT23-3, SOT23-5, SOT23-6, SOT23-8, SOT89, SOT223, 1612, 2012, 3215, 2520, 3225, 4520, 5032, 4x 0201 array, 4x 0402 array, 4x 0603 array, 4x 0805 array, 4x 1206 array, MicroMELF, MiniMELF, MELF, HC49, Capacitive Touch Switch, 2MM POT, 3MM POT, 5MM POT, DPAK/TO252/SOT428, D2PAK/TO263/SOT404, D3PAK/TO268

Back – Panasonic A/B/C/D/E/F/G, CD10, CD7, CD5, CD4, CD3, EIS 3216-12/EIS 3216-18, EIS 3528-12/EIS 3528-21, EIS 6032-15/EIS 6032-28, EIS 7260-38, EIS 7343-20/EIS 7343-21/EIS 7343-43, SOP/WIDE SOC 1.27MM, TSSOP (TYPE 1) 0.5MM, SO/NARROW SOIC 1.27MM, TSOP 0.5MM, TSSOP (TYPE 2) 0.65MM, SOIC 1.27MM, SSOP 0.65MM, MSOP 0.5MM

Common Footprints SMD 2 Card includes:

Front – QFP 32/48/64/80/100 0.4MM/0.5MM/0.65MM/0.8MM, QFN 16/32/48/64 0.4MM/0.5MM/0.65MM/0.8MM

Back – BGA 0.4MM/0.5MM/0.65MM/0.8MM/1.0MM/1.27MM Square Grids, BGA 0.4MM/0.5MM/0.65MM/0.8MM/1.0MM/1.27MM Equilateral grids

PCB Design Card includes:

Front – VIA size gauge/Size (MM & MIL)/Amps across copper thicknesses, Copper thickness conversion, Trace spacing vs voltage (Volts/internal layers MM/external layers MM/external uncoated layers MM), Font sizes in MIL at 8% & 20%, Trace width gauge and amp capacity, Ruler (CM)

Back – PCB layer makeup for 1/2/4 layer PCB, ENIG & Tin plating finishes, Panelization (Mouse-bites/V-cut), PCB thermals explanation, Meanders explanation, PCB finishes, Ruler (INCH)

Laws And Theory Card includes:

Front – OHMs law, Resistors in series, Resistors in parallel, Capacitors in series, Capacitors in parallel

Back – Kirchhoff’s law (First and Second), Coulombs law, Faraday’s law, Lenz law

 Built To Be Used.. Built To Last! 

A Tree Planted With Every Set!

We wanted to do our bit to help, and what better and more universal way to help the planet than by planting more trees to combat global warming! A percentage of profits from every CheatKard set that you back will plant a tree in one of the worlds forests.

The Creation Of CheatKard

Little did we realize that back in 2018 we had invented what would become CheatKard when we designed the first Nerdonic PCB business reference card,  created with an aim to give clients and customers a more relevant business card compared to generic paper cards so they could see a glimpse of the world behind Electrical engineering.

Many clients and fellow tech nerds loved the idea, with friends of clients who were interested in tech asking to get a business card too, simply because they thought it was cool to have.

Image: One of the first reference based Nerdonic business cards from 2018, some aspects of the card still lives on within CheatKard such as the pin pitch and trace gauges.

From there we experimented and decided to make it into a product. Shortly after the first designs we used our contacts in other fields from photographers, doctors and surgeons, scientists, designers, mechanics, and more to help us design useful CheatKards in a wide range of categories!

More To Come!

We’re working hard to finalize our Cheat Kards for a huge range of other topics, Electrical Engineering is just the start!

Teaming up with respected professionals in their respective fields allows us to ensure nothing but the most accurate and useful information on all of our cards. 

We have already started developing add-on sets for Electrical Engineering including information on Radio Frequencies, PCB Antenna design, Certification help and more!

As well as that we also have many other CheatKards being developed and on their way including sets in Computing, Adobe, Photography, Science, Medical, 3D Printing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, DIY and much more!

Specifications

Add-On Items

Custom Text Engraving

Have your CheatKard set custom engraved with a message or name of your choice on the back of the cover card! Great for birthdays, gifts, or just to mark your name/brand on them so you know which set is yours

(you will be asked after the campaign what text you would like to be engraved)

Hand-Made Leather Sleeve

Keep your CheatKard set safe, protected and held tightly together in this hand-made and engraved leather sleeve!

A) Trust Me I’m An Engineer

B) Aaa

C) Aaa

D) Custom Text (Send us a message for any custom text)

CheatKard Magnifying Card

Eyes not as good as hey used to be? Use this magnifying card to see your CheatKard information better or to take a closer look at PCBs and their components.

+1x Extra Electrical Engineering Set

Add additional Electrical Engineering CheatKard Sets to your pledge!

Tracked Express Shipping

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Shipping

To make sure everyone has access to the information on the CheatKards, we are proud to offer worldwide delivery! 
Please note: Depending on quantity and your location, buyers may be subject to import fees that are out of our control.