Soldering… Solasderinga… Zzzzz…
We’ve begun soldering the xBee radio relay terminals as well as the voltage regulators and microprocessors. It’s been a learning experience and a lot of trial and error, but we’re almost to a working prototype on the environmental sensors.
Top 5 Things I’ve Learned – Soldering
1) Solder in a well ventilated area, or after awhile everything gets “fuzzy”.
2) Solder rested. Shaky hands aren’t very productive.
3) Solder whilst sober. Again, Shaky hands aren’t very productive.
4) Less is more.
5) Straight feet = happy leads.