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Post by funbun on Nov 28, 2021 19:28:37 GMT
Are surface mount components hard to solder?
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Post by m4vrick on Nov 29, 2021 15:19:02 GMT
It depends on the technic you use.
For me I only using SMD with a stencil to put the solder paste and a reflow oven.
Manually you can solder some SMD parts but not a board like this one, or with a loonnnng time.
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Post by keurslagerkurt on Nov 29, 2021 16:31:40 GMT
Yes, in the SMD case, this project will NOT come as a kit. At least, I dont' think there would be a lot of interest in an SMD kit.
It will come either assembled (like the Five Steps), or SMD assembled with only the large components left for you to solder at home (pots, patch sockets, bus connector, maybe the Tempco?,..). We still have to decide i think.
In any case, the end user would have work at home, specifically for calibrating the VCO. (quite some trimming to do)
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Post by funbun on Nov 29, 2021 22:18:58 GMT
Yeah, either already assembled or SMD components pre-soldered is fine with me. Definitely give us some option with the temperature resistor, even if we have to solder it ourselves. I'd rather buy an assembled oscillator, then just calibrate it here at home, then solder the temp resistor here as well.
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Post by m4vrick on Nov 29, 2021 22:22:45 GMT
We have matched transistor in a chip and a place to put the tempco directly on the chip for temperature accuracy  |
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Post by funbun on Dec 28, 2021 13:43:03 GMT
Any news?
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Post by m4vrick on Dec 29, 2021 13:10:34 GMT
I'm still waiting for the last chip before assembling the prototypes.
I hope it'll be good ad the end of the week.
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