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dig:smd [2013/03/10 15:29] – [Step 1: Getting Started with the 5V rail and the PWR LED] tobidig:smd [2024/02/29 07:28] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Your soldering should end up shiny and bright and should clearly flow up from the pad onto the pin of the part. Your soldering should end up shiny and bright and should clearly flow up from the pad onto the pin of the part.
 +The image below shows a resistor that was **not** soldered correctly. Do you see how the solder has not flowed up onto one pin of the resistor?
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 +{{:dig:baccapsoldering.jpg?400|bad SMD resistor soldering}}
  
 When you solder the USB connector: When you solder the USB connector:
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   - Be careful not to melt the plastic of the micro USB connector.    - Be careful not to melt the plastic of the micro USB connector. 
   - Inspect the pins under the microscope to make sure they are all soldered nicely. It is easy to put too much solder, just start with a little bit and then add some more only if needed!   - Inspect the pins under the microscope to make sure they are all soldered nicely. It is easy to put too much solder, just start with a little bit and then add some more only if needed!
-  - Below is an example of a micro USB header that is not properly soldered. Note how the left pin is not soldered. +  - Below is an example of a micro USB header that is **not** properly soldered. Note how the left pin is not soldered. 
  
 {{:dig:badusbsoldering.jpg?400|badly soldered micro USB header}} {{:dig:badusbsoldering.jpg?400|badly soldered micro USB header}}
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