The nicely laid out glossy, full colour guide made much of the build very easy, but first, I had to get myself comfortable! So, with the iron and my cup of tea hot, I laid out the necessary tools and the construction guide,
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| Ready to start |
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| Resistors fitted |
One thing to note is that many parts connect to the extensive ground-plane - a little extra heat and a little longer with the iron tip on the joint is required,
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| Diodes, Inductors, crystal and USB socket |
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| Ceramic capacitors and push-buttons added |
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| LED, regulators and transistors |
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| Electrolytics, power inductor, trimmers |
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| Switches and connectors |
At this point, the only part left to install was the BNC socket. Taking it very steady, and with a spot of lunch and lots of cups of tea in the meantime, getting to this stage took about 3h. I was going very carefully and methodically though, and following the guide to the exact letter.
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