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If you have too much solder, and wish to remove it, user solder wick to
"mop up" the extra solder. Solder bridges on SMT IC pins are a frequent
occurrence so you should always have some solder wick handy.
Enough said. . . Let's get building!
You are going to want to use a VERY clean desk space to assemble the
surface mount parts of your kit. Drop a resistor into even the smallest amount
of clutter, and it will disappear like magic, in fact you would swear a magician
was hovering over your shoulder in some cases when part after part
disappears. There are probably enough parts hidden in the papers on my
desk to hide an entire communications system, but we wont go there.
Use only one surface mount part at a time, don't pour them out all over the
desk, only retrieve a single component (I wet my finger a bit to have a part
stick to it), place the part on the desk, and then pick it up with the tweezers.
This lets me orient the part so the markings are on the top. It also provides me
with Tiddly Winks practice; *Ping* and I hear the part bounce off of the other
wall, and down into the heat register. If you are really careful, this won't
happen.
NOTE TO NEWCOMERS: If you are a first time kit builder you may find this
manual easier to understand than you may have expected. Each part in the kit
is checked off as you go, while a detailed description of each part is given. If
you follow each step in the manual in order and practice good soldering and kit
building skills, the kit is next to fail-safe. If a problem does occur, the manual
will lead you through step by step in the troubleshooting guide until you find the
problem and are able to correct it.
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