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+ | A component made up of layers of copper and fiberglass; the surface of a PCB features a pattern of copper lines, or " | ||
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+ | PCB is short for " | ||
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+ | One issue to note for those new to soldering(at least, one issue that I had): It's possible for the etching on a PCB to come up if heat from the soldering iron is misapplied or applied too much. While this is a real hassle, it should be possible to solve by bridging either with insulated wire(soldering one end to each side of the formerly-closed circuit path) or by some other means. | ||
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+ | One way to avoid this is to get a good desoldering tool. RadioShack has a couple, one of which is a simple trigger-operated vacuum, and the other is a combination soldering-iron-and-vacuum with a squeezebulb for intake. | ||
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+ | In short, it's best to get practice soldering before one messes up a MIDIBox CoreModule! | ||
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+ | PCBs for MIDIBox modules can be found at SmashTV' | ||
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