Those caps are not required. They are used for video filtrationFeeling Anxious this morning as I looked at other people's finished trims and they still have the capacitors on it and i removed mine. Was this a mistake?
thank you so much you saved my sanity. I was about to freak outThose caps are not required. They are used for video filtration
Thanks i am using vga output so i might trim that part offYeah as long as you get good resistance values and that damage to the board isn't causing any shorts you will be fine. Some people cut that part of the board off since it isn't needed if you're doing digital audio/VGA video.
Example of a more trimmed board and link to their worklog:
https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/ashida-wavebird-worklog.4589/
Retro's flux is a good one. If you live in the US, you can also use pretty much any no-clean flux by the brand Kester. For your iron, I'd replace it if you can. A genuine Pinecil soldering iron is a great option, and has one of if not THE best price to performance ratios of any soldering iron availableI would like to purchase some more quality solder because the one i have is pretty cheap. I also need some more soldering iron tips. This is the iron i have: Iron. Any suggestions for these?
Ok i looked around and I found some solder and a iron that I want to run by y'all before I pull the trigger on them. Soldering Iron. Kester Solder. Also I have a pretty crappy multimeter I was looking at getting this one. Let me know what y'all thinkRetro's flux is a good one. If you live in the US, you can also use pretty much any no-clean flux by the brand Kester. For your iron, I'd replace it if you can. A genuine Pinecil soldering iron is a great option, and has one of if not THE best price to performance ratios of any soldering iron available
That all looks good. You'll need a power supply for the Pinecil tho, it doesn't come with one. You can use any USB-C compliant PD power supply that can supply at least 65w, or you can use a 24v 3A DC barrel jack supply.Ok i looked around and I found some solder and a iron that I want to run by y'all before I pull the trigger on them. Soldering Iron. Kester Solder. Also I have a pretty crappy multimeter I was looking at getting this one. Let me know what y'all think
Looks goodTested resistance today. How does it look?