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LPCXpresso Experiment Kit - User’s Guide

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6 Soldering

This chapter describes how to solder the components to the naked pcb. Note that when a component

has been soldered it can no longer be used for breadboard experiment.

This chapter will not present a full beginner tutorial on soldering, but rather point out how to get started.

There are many good soldering tutorials on the Internet, which can easily be found via a Google

search. Sparkfun has a good starting guide: http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/354. They also have a

series of guides for soldering SMD (Surface Mounted Device) components:

http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/36.

The following material is requires before you start soldering:

 Temperature regulated soldering iron (in the 30-80 Watt region)

 Thin (0.5-0.75 mm / 20-30 mil) solder with rosin-core and non-corrosive flux

 Damp sponge or brass sponge

 Wire cutter

 Safety glasses

It is also recommended to have a soldering fume extractor (or work in a well ventilated space and have

a fan that simply blows away the soldering fumes). In either case, be aware of the health issues with

soldering fumes.

6.1 Component Placement

The picture below illustrates the component placement on the pcb. The picture is also available as a

PDF where it is possible to search for the component designators.