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Locate a piece of solder wick.

Did you accidentally solder a jumper between two legs? Don’t fret! Here is a

simple process using solder wick to remove the excess solder.

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TROUBLESHOOTING JUMPERS

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Place solder wick on top of solder.

Place iron on top of solder wick. Hold for 3-4 seconds.

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Once the solder begins to flow into the wick, pull the wick and iron

away at the same time.

Summary of Contents for Simon 10547

Page 1: ...through hole soldering and the tools techniques and terminology required to populate your own PCB prototype Additionally the source code and design files are available making this project a great ent...

Page 2: ...ent leg and metal ring at the same time Do While continuing to hold the iron in contact with the leg and metal ring feed solder into the joint Do Use a sponge to clean your iron whenever black oxidiza...

Page 3: ...1 Locate the 10K Resistor 2 Bend the legs downward Locate the 10K Resistor position on the board 3 QUICKSTART YOUR FIRST COMPONENT STEPS1T011 Page 4...

Page 4: ...solder into the joint 7 Flip the board over Hold the soldering iron s Sweet Spot so it touches both the leg and the metal ring Hold for 2 seconds STEPS1T011 QUICKSTART YOUR FIRST COMPONENT STEPS1T011...

Page 5: ...rm Insert the buzzer The on the buzzer should align with the white on the board Flip the board over and solder into place ATMega microcontroller Looking at the bottom of the board insert the microcont...

Page 6: ...ily Flip the board over then begin to solder Battery Clips hold batteries Insert battery clips make sure clips point toward each other so the battery fits Ensure clips are flat against the board Then...

Page 7: ...Insert the screws through the bezel and button pad then twist standoffs onto the protruding screw Hand tighten AA Batteries x 2 21 Bezel holds button pad Attach to top Lay bezel over button pad with n...

Page 8: ...check out our troubleshooting tips in the back of this booklet pages 16 19 Did you know that your Simon is much more than it seems It can be re programmed to do many different things You can write co...

Page 9: ...most common cause of a failing LED is incorrect polarity We have designed a special trick into the Simon PCB You can simply cut the two traces and close two jumpers This will swap the polarity without...

Page 10: ...Locate a piece of solder wick I Did you accidentally solder a jumper between two legs Don t fret Here is a simple process using solder wick to remove the excess solder Page 18 TROUBLESHOOTING JUMPERS...

Page 11: ...he handle of the soldering iron to heat up a bit Hold it like a pencil and move your hand further away from the tip if the heat is uncomfortable The solder smokes because the rosin inside the solder i...

Page 12: ...R21B18MZ210PAT CS EASE 03 EV35F40A A100053 ARDUINO MKR ENV SHIELD REV2 ARDUINO PORTENTA BREAKOUT TPX00031 SENSOR KIT ARDUINO ETH SHIELD 2 WITHOUT POE 1222 MIKROE 2474 1260 KIT0018 1405 DEV 10914 1500...