Step 4: LEDs
This part may is a little tricky so be cautious.
LEDs have a positive and negative end. The easiest way to tell them apart is by the longer end, which is positive. On the PCB, the negative end is closer to the edge.
Insert all the LEDs into the LED spots with the shorter tail close to the edge. Follow the usual procedure of bending the tails a little bit before soldering, solder, and then clip off the tails. Don't worry if any LED is not perfectly straight; it won't be noticeable.
LEDs have a positive and negative end. The easiest way to tell them apart is by the longer end, which is positive. On the PCB, the negative end is closer to the edge.
Insert all the LEDs into the LED spots with the shorter tail close to the edge. Follow the usual procedure of bending the tails a little bit before soldering, solder, and then clip off the tails. Don't worry if any LED is not perfectly straight; it won't be noticeable.
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Nanovirus
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May 11, 2009. 1:45 PMReply
NO IVE PUT MINE IN BACKWARDS!! WAAA. I don't have a desoldering Iron, Vacuum pump or desoldering tape. What do i do?
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tssguy123
in reply to Oct 1, 2009. 4:27 PMReply
lol, i just heated the solder back up with the soldering iron, but im sure that isn't good. but eh it worked?
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Nanovirus
in reply to Oct 2, 2009. 3:21 AMReply
Haha. Nah I solved that problem ages ago now XD. I got to Really pay attention to the diagrams. Thanks very much anyway
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