[Meggy Jr RGB]
[7]
STEP 5: Add transistors and prep right-angle headers
Add the transistors to the board.
In locations
Q0
through
Q8
, insert the transistors with the flat
side down, all the way flush to the board. The orientation is
important: The flat side should be over the dotted-line square
that contains the component name. Solder in place all three pins
of each transistor and trim their leads.
Flush!
The board so far...
Part
#7
is a 10-pin right-angle header
This “break-away” header splits into the
parts that go into locations
J2
and
J3
.
1.
Using small pliers, grip the first
three positions of the header.
Hold the rest of the pins--
tight
--
with your fingers.
2.
Holding steady the pins between your
fingers, rock the pliers back and forth to split
the header in two. It will either split into two
parts as 6/4 pins or 7/3 pins. (Either is okay.)
3.
Trim the excess pin away to
end up with a 3-pin header and a 6-pin
header, which we’ll use in the next step.
