ParkingLotLust
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For once, Im not asking how to do something Picked up one of these kits for my 18th birthday as a little treat to myself, and it came in this morning, so I put it together after work.
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A tip I found really helpful, that hopefully helps someone else: I found it a great help to tack one lead of any through-hole component before flipping the board over to solder the legs (ex. resistors, diodes, etc) - just enough to hold it in place. This allowed me to put all the resistors in place, tack them, flip it over, and solder them all at once (while working through a sea of legs ).
Also, what is a good brand of flux? The stuff I have is hard to get off, even with a brush and alcohol (as you can see from the picture).
And just to gloat, I think I did a pretty good job soldering the SOIC chips with my terrible Radioshack 15w iron
EDIT Sorry about the picture quality, I'm still learning to use my new digicam.
Pics:
**broken link removed**
**broken link removed**
**broken link removed**
A tip I found really helpful, that hopefully helps someone else: I found it a great help to tack one lead of any through-hole component before flipping the board over to solder the legs (ex. resistors, diodes, etc) - just enough to hold it in place. This allowed me to put all the resistors in place, tack them, flip it over, and solder them all at once (while working through a sea of legs ).
Also, what is a good brand of flux? The stuff I have is hard to get off, even with a brush and alcohol (as you can see from the picture).
And just to gloat, I think I did a pretty good job soldering the SOIC chips with my terrible Radioshack 15w iron
EDIT Sorry about the picture quality, I'm still learning to use my new digicam.
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