So I finally had a nice time ordering parts. I didn't have any extra fees and they just left the package on my door step so I didn't have to drive all the way to UPS shop in the middle of no where. Now that i'm in a good mood I can get started on the soldering process. So this time around I got a nice soldering iron that works beautifully. This step is pretty strait forwards, I like to do a couple practice soldering on an other piece of strip board so I can get warmed up for the real thing.
This build has a 16 pin IC chip. I do use sockets for the convenience of just being able to plop in an IC
These caps were a pain it fit in the holes. I had to do some crazy bends on the leads to make them fit
And with everything in their place, the board is complete
My soldering did get better with practice and they're looking pretty good to me
Of all the times I soldered, I picked up new techniques and trick to get the job done right. I can't tell you how to solder, but I can tell you that you will make up your own tricks as you solder. I just really hope I didn't mess anything up. If you want a more in depth look at this step, check out my other post about soldering
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First up are resistors because they are the flattest/low profile and they don't get in the way of bigger components
It was a little tricky soldering in all 16 just because they are in between other solder joints but I got the job done
Next are the capacitors. I bought a couple weird looking caps like the really small ones down here and a tanatalum polarized cap. I bought them cause I thought it would be kinda cool to upgrade the quality a little
I had to bend the tall electrolytic to the side so it keeps a low profile
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