One of four done! (Whoot) It took me about 7 hours - let me explain. I soldered my first PCB (SparkFun kit) 4 days ago. I set everything for one LE on the dining room table and did a walk through. Watched the videos, printed out the assembly manual, used it as a checklist, fired up the iron, burned my hand 'cuz stupid me forgot that it does get hot, and I should have moved it before I turned it on.
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Plug/solder/inspect...Plug/solder/inspect......
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Soldering went great! I only re worked 7 solder joints.
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Did the power up test and got the two LED's!!!
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THIS IS SOOOO COOL!!
And like the post above about the dongel (I did not get one yet), I'll go give it a try soon.