flight of harmony Famine 500, Manual

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FAM500-K v1.0 manual Dec. 2022 — p.2/14 www.flightofharmony.com
Kit Notes
Tools
• Soldering iron with large and fine tips
• Hot air gun (advised)
• Solder
• Fine-tip tweezers
• Nut drivers/sockets/wrenches:
• 7mm (toggle switch)
• 8mm (jack nuts)
• 10mm (potentiometer nuts)
Skills
THIS IS NOT A BEGINNER-LEVEL KIT
Kit contains both very small (0603) and relatively large (DPAK) components.
The small ones are tricky and the large require a lot of carefully-applied heat.
This kit assumes that you have a basic understanding of electronics, electronic
components, and soldering and assembling electronics. Note that this kit is almost
entirely Surface Mount Technology (SMT), so the assumption is that you understand
how to work with Surface Mount Devices (SMD) and have some experience.
This doesn't mean that you're completely on your own, just that I'm not going
to hold your hand
1
. Below are a few things to help get you started. Feel free to
ignore them.
Assembly Tips
• For the smaller SMD, use the smallest soldering iron tip that you have. My
favorite is the Weller ETR: (Not an endorsement, nor do I get anything from it,
it's just a good reference point.) Remember to switch back to a larger tip when
soldering the through-hole components and the regulators.
1) For many reasons, but two in particular: First, I'd have to leave my house, and I hate doing that.
Second, it's really hard to solder with only one hand.
Narrow Screwdriver
Cat. A B C
No. in. mm in. mm in. mm
ETR 0.062 1.60 0.044 1.12 0.625 15.90
A
B
C