Smd

[jimilee]

The part number on the resistor  is 1005. It freaking tiny. It's for Chromesphere's lpb1 starter kit

Never thought that SMT and Starter Kit could be in the same sentence!

Don't kid yourself, it will piss you off as much as an intermediate kit.

[GrindCustoms]

The part number on the resistor  is 1005. It freaking tiny. It's for Chromesphere's lpb1 starter kit

Never thought that SMT and Starter Kit could be in the same sentence!

Don't kid yourself, it will piss you off as much as an intermediate kit.

I've done a OKF on Mark's layout, looked like shit but worked! lol

[jimilee]

Lol hopefully this will, then I've got the function fx board to do.... Msybe

[alanp]

Desoldering braid is manna from heaven when doing this SMD stuff. It's like a hand-trolley when transporting a Marshall quad.

[jimilee]

Oh my! I use braid and a desoldering iron too. Braid works great on etched because it's flat as in not double sided , so I'm guessing it works the same way  on e I get a flux pen, I'll be back in business.

[muddyfox]

your resistors are in the mail.
fwiw, i dont use flux at all when doing smd, only what's contained in the solder wire.
and if you decide you need more practice, people have told me my zen and barbershop gave them no grief whatsoever. i know you probably need another OD like an iron in the eye but they seemed to have helped some folks get their foot in the door without much hassle.
that said, if you manage to put Pauls board together, i'd say you are ready for everything. it really isn't on the roomy side.

[chromesphere]

I get this feedback all the time (small, tight etc).  Prehaps I've let my youth get the better of me as I have built 3 of them without a hitch!?  I realise we aren't all steady handy though so I think I will invest a bit of time enlarging the PCB.  That said I do like the fact that this LPB1 is espionage electronics sized

[juansolo]

SMT is the work of the devil.

[twin1965]

SMT is the work of the devil.

Some people get a masochistic pleasure out of doing it!  I've only tried it once and kind of enjoyed it. I can see myself going over to the dark side!

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[wgc]

SMT is the work of the devil.

Sold my soul, now buying others as I move up the ranks. Though nothing reeks of hell more than etching copper and drilling all them holes. 

[jimilee]

I get this feedback all the time (small, tight etc).  Prehaps I've let my youth get the better of me as I have built 3 of them without a hitch!?  I realise we aren't all steady handy though so I think I will invest a bit of time enlarging the PCB.  That said I do like the fact that this LPB1 is espionage electronics sized

Are you calling me old....again??? :-D

[stevie1556]

Some people get a masochistic pleasure out of doing it!  I've only tried it once and kind of enjoyed it. I can see myself going over to the dark side!

I plead guilty to this, to the point where I don't like through hole components now!

[stevie1556]

Some people get a masochistic pleasure out of doing it!  I've only tried it once and kind of enjoyed it. I can see myself going over to the dark side!

I plead guilty to this, to the point where I don't like through hole components now!

[jimilee]

D1 -9.1 v
R2-9.1
r3 -9.1
c2-4.5
trannie base-4.5v

Audio problem yields nothing at the input unless the ground wire and power are disconnected.

[wgc]

Jimi

That's not half bad for a first go, and a tight layout. Not sure about r1, looks like one side might be off the pad. r2, and c1 might also need a little touch up. 

U1 looks awesome, and that's probably the hardest one.

I'd probably hit everything with a little flux and reflow with a clean tip, no extra solder.