bob_moody Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Trying to get the most bang for the buck and not being a stranger to a soldering iron, I decided to up my channel count over the summer sale. I bought 4 of the DIY kits and a DC controller.It all arrived here this past tuesday and I started working on the first one last night. I got aboyt 1/2 done, called it a night and finished up this evening (Friday). Suddenly I realized I had to plug this thing in to test it ... GULP.....So being out in my shop, I decided it prudent to flip one of the breakers plug it in and flip the breaker. I reached for the breaker then stopped....Flashlight .. what if I really made a boo boo and was standing here in the dark with nothing but the glow of a freshly fried board ..Ok... flashlight .. got it .. take a deep breath .. reach for the breaker.... cringe, close eyes... CLICK !!!!! hmmmm.. no smoke, no pop... okay lets look ...Red LED is blinking ... Wow .. (quick look in the book) thats what its supposed to do ..Ok .. flip breaker, unplug the board .. run fingertips over the componets.. nothing hot.Houston .. we have a LOR Board !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I cannot begin to tell all of you how well written and easy to follow the instructions that Dan and company have put together for this board. Once again LOR has shown me why they are at the top of the game in my book ...Merry Christmas Lights to all .. and to all a goodnight ..Well not goodnight .. I have to go clean up the bench from board #1 and layout for board #2 ...Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Nice job! Just be sure to test all the channels before you install the board in it's case... makes troubleshooting a whole lot easier when you can see the solder side of the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 bob_moody wrote: Trying to get the most bang for the buck and not being a stranger to a soldering iron, I decided to up my channel count over the summer sale. I bought 4 of the DIY kits and a DC controller.It all arrived here this past tuesday and I started working on the first one last night. I got aboyt 1/2 done, called it a night and finished up this evening (Friday). Suddenly I realized I had to plug this thing in to test it ... GULP.....So being out in my shop, I decided it prudent to flip one of the breakers plug it in and flip the breaker. I reached for the breaker then stopped....Flashlight .. what if I really made a boo boo and was standing here in the dark with nothing but the glow of a freshly fried board ..Ok... flashlight .. got it .. take a deep breath .. reach for the breaker.... cringe, close eyes... CLICK !!!!! hmmmm.. no smoke, no pop... okay lets look ...Red LED is blinking ... Wow .. (quick look in the book) thats what its supposed to do ..Ok .. flip breaker, unplug the board .. run fingertips over the componets.. nothing hot.Houston .. we have a LOR Board !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I cannot begin to tell all of you how well written and easy to follow the instructions that Dan and company have put together for this board. Once again LOR has shown me why they are at the top of the game in my book ...Merry Christmas Lights to all .. and to all a goodnight ..Well not goodnight .. I have to go clean up the bench from board #1 and layout for board #2 ...BobLOL you sound like me!Thats why I buy the kits that are already soldered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I'm just the opposite...building it is most of the fun..I will say the LOR manual and kit hits that happy medium between the old Heathkit "let us hold your hand thru every painful step.." mindset and "yea its a 'kit'...meaning, here's the PC board, components, and a photo-copied board layout..good luck" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Have to agree with you Jeff. All the fun is in putting together the kit. Brings back memories of when I was about 14 or so and soldering up some of my first kits from Radio Shack. Ah, the smell of rosin. So, I now hear is not that good for you. Must have been the lead in the fumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_moody Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 Two down .. two to go ...I loved the Heathkit and Radio Shack (back when they wern't just a cell phone store:shock:)Did a lot of component level troubleshooting when I worked for St. Lukes/Texas Childrens/Tx Heart Institute in the BioMed Dept.Perhaps all the lead has settled in my feet and that explains the mid life weight gain !!! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Max-Paul wrote: Have to agree with you Jeff. All the fun is in putting together the kit. Brings back memories of when I was about 14 or so and soldering up some of my first kits from Radio Shack. Ah, the smell of rosin. So, I now hear is not that good for you. Must have been the lead in the fumes.Back when you could actually buy parts to build stuff at RS...last time I walked into one it was depressing..I remember getting my novice ticket in the early 70s (8th grade, I think), and conning my dad for a paper route loan for a RS purchase that resulted in the long wire that got me rolling on 40 meters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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