I Can Surface Mount Solder

Name: I Can Surface Mount Solder
SKU: 10118
Price: 7.50 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.58 (6 reviews)

(6 Reviews)

A gentle introduction to surface mount soldering.

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A gentle introduction to surface mount soldering.

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (5.00)

Documentation: (4.33)

Shipping: (4.33)

Communication: (4.67)

Mark | Aug. 13, 2020

Thanks for teaching me how to SMT solder!

Great and fun experience, thanks!

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David | Dec. 16, 2018

Product good but shipping expensive

Beware if you buy from UK you have to pay custom charges, nearly as much as Items! Was not expecting that.

Ludovic | Jan. 20, 2018

I love this kit :)

The kit is really nice. Once done, you have a tiny led blinking in a breathing patterns hand soldered.

Only little details bothering me is the lack of doc specific to the kit. The only doc is for the idea of the kit, written for someone gathering the parts by themselves. I spend a few minutes wondering about the orientation of the led even if the doc clearly say that some led have a tee shape with two leg crossing the part and the third one giving away the orientation. The kit come with one of these led clearly labelled. Also, the part are not labelled. I spend a few minutes before being confortable with a black shape with white number being a resistor, a brown shape being a capacitor and the white one being a led.

Anyway, beside theses nudges, the doc was good. The attiny is clearly marked with a red dot in the corner. Everything came together quite nicely. There was also a pair of extra part for turning the kit into a pin. After a suggestion from the author, I spend maybe 6 bucks in a DIY store and I now have a nice blinking necklace. I'm currently wearing my kit :)

Response from MakersBox | Jan. 20, 2018

Thanks for the constructive feedback. Since this is a beginners kit, any thing that causes confusion could be improved. I'll work on getting some additional photos and details about the parts and identification. You can post a photo of the necklace in the comments of the Instructable. I'd love to see it!

Norbert | Sept. 23, 2017

An easy way to know that You Can Surface Mount Solder

The product is a very straightforward DIY kit.
With the pretty good documentation and the self-explanatory way the components were packed, it only is up to your SMD soldering skills.
A nice plus is the pre-programming done to the ATtiny, so one doesn't have to bother doing that. Just solder everything together, and enjoy the beating heart!
The shipping was quick, with tracking included.

Brian | Aug. 27, 2017

Great way to break into Surface Mount Soldering!

The kit was complete and the instructions were clear. With my through-hole experience all these years, it became a great excuse to finally try surface mount soldering. Recommended. The video is helpful, but refer to the URL provided on the packaging for the true instructions. I watched the video first, soldered up the board... and then read the instructions. Oops. But in the end, the circuit worked as expected.

Jan | Aug. 19, 2017

Great

Was the first order from Czech Republic and product is just great! Soldering tutorial was nice and helpful.

Response from MakersBox | Aug. 19, 2017

Hey Jan,

Thanks for the first review of this product! Glad it made it and you liked it. You could post a picture in the comment section of the Instructable. Maybe with it in front of some landmark to show us what it is like in the Czech Republic?

Happy Making!

Ken

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