tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105601 Craft and Tech Notebook chebe 2025-01-20T19:35:32Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105601:16189 2010-04-05T22:59:30Z 2019-01-13T18:43:24Z public 0 I've been learning to solder. Not out of thin air, I had learning aids. <br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://chebe.dreamwidth.org/16189.html#cutid1">Three kits within...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />And added bonus? The solder that came with the first kit was enough to do all of them, and even have a tiny bit left over. So, now that all my circuits work successfully I guess I can claim to be able to solder. Not the prettiest work you've ever seen, but certainly functional. Onwards, and upwards.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=chebe&ditemid=16189" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105601:11565 2010-01-28T15:53:41Z 2025-01-20T19:35:32Z public 0 I have recently seen the wisdom of following specific projects before trying to create your own from scratch. And as I am currently trying to find time to learn about electronic components, circuits, and soldering, I thought I'd try a couple. Seems the quality varies greatly. I bought a couple of kits from MakerShed, including the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKKM2">LED Art Kit</a>, from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blinkybug.com/">blinkybug</a>. This is what you get:<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://chebe.dreamwidth.org/11565.html#cutid1">Pic and vid</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=chebe&ditemid=11565" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments