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We're Raffling off a Bioloid Expert Robotics Kit, Awesome Odds
posted 3 years ago
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» Very sorry, but I checked and couldn't find any circuits. Hopefully the code will give…
» I just checked the link on our site, and I was able to download Solder_spooler_v3_pde.z…
» We decided to take the forums offline. If you notice any other bad links to our guides…
» sorry, we changed our site structure a bit... corrected link: http://www.curiousinven…
» I'd guess the magnet wire would be fine... it doesn't take a lot to break the .02 lead …
» If you've got some adults to help out, maybe 10? Check out some of our favorite tools
» I've answered your question here:http://www.curiousinventor.com/forums/3/threads/1336I'…
» Could you elaborate on why a smaller is better? Just to save solder? From my understa…
» LM317You can see the schematics and parts lists here
» It comes with a .125 tip, which is good for most things, but you might also want a 1/16…
» I just checked the link on our site, and I was able to download Solder_spooler_v3_pde.z…
» We decided to take the forums offline. If you notice any other bad links to our guides…
» sorry, we changed our site structure a bit... corrected link: http://www.curiousinven…
» I'd guess the magnet wire would be fine... it doesn't take a lot to break the .02 lead …
» If you've got some adults to help out, maybe 10? Check out some of our favorite tools
» I've answered your question here:http://www.curiousinventor.com/forums/3/threads/1336I'…
» Could you elaborate on why a smaller is better? Just to save solder? From my understa…
» LM317You can see the schematics and parts lists here
» It comes with a .125 tip, which is good for most things, but you might also want a 1/16…
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Dec 13, 2008. 6:12 AMcomodore
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Hey, i love your instructables but i don't see you often on the forum... Do you still make things...?
hey, thanks! we'll probably have some new ones coming soon, covering more through-hole desoldering as well as more surface mount soldering.
Dec 16, 2008. 1:39 PMcomodore
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COOL!!! Can't wait! I hope it gets featured... PM me please when you make it! Thanks!!!
May 30, 2008. 7:48 PMcafrinko
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I thought the longer lead of the capacitor and LED is the anode, not the cathode, but you said in step 5 that the longer lead was positive. Did you mean you insert the longer lead into the board on side with the plus symbol?
The anode is positive, right? (longer lead). Another way to tell, if the leads have been chopped, is that the side with the stripe is negative (cathode). You can think of the stripe as a giant negative sign. If you're building our plug-in power supply kit, the longer lead should go in the + marked hole, which also happens to be pin 1 and square / rectangular for C1 and C3. Note that the silk screen on C3 is covered by the pad, so the + sign looks like a - sign. The + side of C3 is closer to the edge of the board.
Yeah, the first time I saw it it confused me also. Curse this English language of ours with its odd pronounciations!
Sep 12, 2007. 7:02 PMItsgoofytime
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Congrats on your success of your instructable and your website. I am going to referr this site to some PCB manufacturers and you may have good things coming your way.
Thanks. If you don't mind saying, what kind of soldering do you do? On the side hobbyist work or professionally also? I'd love to get your feedback on some newer guides we're putting together when they come out...
Sep 13, 2007. 1:03 PMItsgoofytime
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I mostly do hobbyist work. I help out with my local High School. They could use this website, so I gave it to one of the teachers that teached Digital Logic and Soldering. She was very impressed and was very happy. I am glad that I came across this. It is the best guide I have ever seen. I solder the exact same way you solder, and even I learned a few things from this tutorial. A picture of one of my quick soldering jobs (about 10 min) to solder this simple little flasher for a upcoming tutorial. I really wasnt trying on this one. I am currently building a Binary clock using TTL Chips, so I wasnt focusing on this too much.
Sep 13, 2007. 1:04 PMItsgoofytime
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Also, the contrast is a little fuzzy, and I do a better job than this.
Thanks for sharing your project, and welcome to Instructables! Let me know if you have any questions.
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