But just reading the user's manual is quite a big assembly job in itself...
It has great potential, I see a great product, but for now, saying that it is EASY to build is for pros... Yes it must be an EASY assembly for professionals but not for a soldering noob like me. (I would like to see more videos about SMD...). Will spend money on something cheaper for my first SMD assembly...
Do someone have a cheap SMD kit to suggest. I want one that could has understandable instructions and I don't want a kind kit that does someting not really useful...
But just reading the user's manual is quite a big assembly job in itself...
It has great potential, I see a great product, but for now, saying that it is EASY to build is for pros... Yes it must be an EASY assembly for professionals but not for a soldering noob like me. (I would like to see more videos about SMD...). Will spend money on something cheaper for my first SMD assembly...
Do someone have a cheap SMD kit to suggest. I want one that could has understandable instructions and I don't want a kind kit that does someting not really useful...
Hi Patrick, that's not a bad idea to try your hand at less expensive kit first. I really like what small kit company, Wayne & Layne, are doing with making surface mount versions of their popular kits. Their Blinky POV (Persistence of Vision) kit would be a nice way to get started. Maker Shed carries it too. They also have some good Hand Soldering SMT tips on their site, too.
Thank you for that kit suggestion ! Yes, I knew about Wayne & Layne, but you reminded me, it's a good company. I live in Montreal and here we have SpikenzieLabs that sells Wayne & Layne kits, but not the SMT ones. On my last visit, they showed me a way to do SMD soldering with an electric pan and a thermo laser gun. As I have both, I will try that.
So yes for sure I will order the Blinky POV Red SMT (it is usefull !! and mostly, COOL!). And why not some more kits, great links !
Maybe your suggestion will save some assembly upsets from beginners, as they will practice on a cheaper SMT kit, at least for their first SMT project. If they miss, it's not a big loss.
