Clock kit Part 2
With the schematic in hand I was itching to get my solder on. The board itself appears to be somewhat generic, in that not all components labelled on the board need to be fit for this clock to be complete. Using the schematic and the parts received list we were able to figure out what needed to go where. Before I go through what goes where, a general note is that I soldered all of the SMD components on the back of the board, starting in the middle working my way out. Then all of the SMD components on the front. And then the large components on both sides as it made sense. As mentioned, the board is two sided. The back of the board is the tricky one of the two. All of the big components are labelled clearly and so are straight forward. The only exception is the power supply components - which can go at either end of the PCB, it's completely up to what suits you. The SMD components needed to be worked out using the schematics and then a ...