Tobias | Sept. 9, 2021

Nice digital mini-christmas-tree

For Musical LED Christmas Tree KIT

It's really good for learning soldering small SMD parts. This year my office table will get its own christmas tree.

Response from Electronics corner | Sept. 12, 2021

I am glad you liked it, your desk will be the coolest this year!!! Thank you very much

Tobias | Sept. 9, 2021

Very good soldering kit

For Attiny LED Letter Keychain

It's really good for learning soldering small SMD parts. I like it because you can choose your own letter wich should be light up.

Response from Electronics corner | Sept. 12, 2021

I am glad you liked it and practised your soldering skills! Thank you very much!

Ergun | May 27, 2021

Martin | Jan. 10, 2021

Nice

For Musical LED Christmas Tree KIT

My first time SMD-soldering... went very well! Don't fear the tiny part parts.
The LEDs have a nice fading effect, the buzzer is a funny bonus, but for me the blinking lights would have been good enough too.

All in all a nice kit, suitable for SMD rookies.

Response from Electronics corner | April 16, 2021

I am glad you liked soldering it and learned!

Thanks for your great review!

Eric | Dec. 30, 2020

Very nicely done kit. Made a wonderful Christmas gift.

For Musical LED Christmas Tree KIT

The kit went together quite easily, although admittedly I have a Metcal iron and a stereotactic microscope and have been doing SMT soldering for 30+ years. Still, the PCB footprints were all correct and there were no surprises. The fact that it played multiple Christmas songs was a nice bonus.

Response from Electronics corner | April 16, 2021

I am glad you liked it and enjoyed assembling it!

Thank you very much!

Thouis | Dec. 22, 2020

Great project for me and my 10-year-old

For Musical LED Christmas Tree KIT

My 10-year-old is starting to get into electronics and has done a few soldering projects with me. This was the first with SMT, which is definitely more difficult, but we watched a couple of videos and after the first few it was pretty smooth. We did check our solders with a loupe before moving on, and adjusted a few.

The instructions were very clear, with plenty of pictures showing the placements of parts.

Child is very pleased with the result, has been carrying the tree around non-stop since yesterday.

Response from Electronics corner | Dec. 22, 2020

I am really glad you spend such a great time assembling it together. He is now ready to tackle new and challenging projects with smaller components. Thank you very much!

Enrico | Dec. 14, 2020

Nice product, but with a flaw

For Musical LED Christmas Tree KIT

A nice little project to practice soldering, both thru-hole and SMD. The instructions manual has plenty of pictures explaining what to do and how to place all parts, although I'd appreciate a few words (or even just a link) about how to solder SMD components.
After finished building and plugging in two CR2032 batteries, a not-so-nice surprise: very faint and quickly decaying LEDs, and no sound. I figured there was some sort of short circuit, and I found it between the + terminal of the buzzer and the battery holder. I noticed the two parts are really close to each other, so close I thought they were meant to be connected together while soldering. I think 1-2mm more distance between the two parts could have avoided the problem.
Once the short has been fixed, everything went great! Lights and sounds are a nice reward after a couple hours of beginner work.

Response from Electronics corner | Dec. 22, 2020

I am glad you solved the little problem you had. I note it for further versions. Thanks!

Will | Dec. 3, 2020

Very sweet

For Musical LED Christmas Tree KIT

It's tiny, standing at a little over two inches tall. The LEDs fade in and out slowly and give a very nice 'sparkling' effect, like ornaments slowly turning and reflecting the light.

I've never done any SMD soldering before, and I only have a standard-size soldering iron, but I did manage to assemble this kit in a couple of hours. My tip is to put little blobs of flux on the soldering pads to hold the components in place and to flow the solder.

Response from Electronics corner | Dec. 22, 2020

Thanks for your kind review. I am really happy you enjoyed assembling it and thanks for your tip!

John | Nov. 18, 2020

Cute little tree :)

For Musical LED Christmas Tree KIT

I was daunted to see it show up in parts lol. Thought it would be mostly assembled. Was worried I might burn out the LEDs, but everything works! My tree is up and running. Speaker is very quiet. At first I thought that I broke it, but turns out it's working. I'm really happy with this little tree .

Edit: I should have read the description of the kit haha

Response from Electronics corner | Nov. 19, 2020

I am glad you liked it and finally found it easy to assemble hehehe! Thanks for your kind review! Have a good day.

Patrick | Nov. 15, 2019

Great little surface mount practice kit!

For SMD 555 Timer Piano

This board was my 2nd experience with surface mount soldering (having recently finished another similar kit). It provides a good mix of components to practice soldering with, and a fun end result! I initially didn't see the documentation link, but the layout was so simple that it was easy to make just based on the picture. Now I just need to find the ideal tuning for the thing, and make some 8-bit style tunes!

Response from Electronics corner | Nov. 16, 2019

Thank you very very much! I am super happy this little kit helped improve your soldering skills, in the end, that is what it is for! And with a cool result, 8-bit style music! Have fun! :)