[Noisebridge-discuss] Learn Surface Mount Soldering Monday Oct 22nd at Noisebridge‏

[Jake]

Mitch, i got ahold of a couple of LeOlympia boards ahead of ordering 50 or 
more of them, because as you know I have 100 ATMEGA32U4 chips free from 
Atmel.

The neat thing about the Leonardo (this is a clone made by the Olympia 
hackerspace) is that there is no USB FTDI cable needed - it has USB 
support on-board.

Of course, it's a surface-mount chip.  But it would be great for this 
workshop, if i can get more boards in time.

On Mon, 15 Oct 2012, Mitch Altman wrote:

> Wanna learn how to do Surface Mount soldering?
> Sparkfun is coming to Noisebridge next week, Monday, 22-October, to teach
> you!
> SMD.jpg
> Everyone can make a surface mount version of Sparkfun's Simon Says kit.
> 
> What: Learn Surface Mount Soldering Workshop
> When: Monday, 22-October, 6:45pm to 9:45pm
> Where: Noisebridge, 2169 Mission St., San Francisco, 94114 (at 18th St.,
> near 16th St. BART station). Map
> Who: Anyone with some soldering experience, ages 15 on up.
> Cost: Instruction is free!
> $20 for the surface mount version of the Sparkfun Simon kit (that's a 20%
> discount from their normal cost of $25 on their website).
> Max #: 25 participants -- This workshop will fill up, so please come early!
> Instructor: Jeff Branson of Sparkfun
> 
> Description
> This workshop is Sparkfun's very popular course that teaches SMD soldering
> to anyone who thinks they can't possibly solder those little pins. This will
> be a hands-on workshop where the students learn techniques to help them
> solder surface mount components. There is a minimum age requirement of 15
> years old, and it is highly recommended that you have a strong background in
> soldering, as basic soldering skills will not be covered. It is also highly
> recommended that you be comfortable with soldering, although you don't need
> to be an expert.
> 
> Prerequisites
> Though Hole Soldering (Intro to Soldering) or equivalent (which you can get
> any Monday night at Noisebridge's Circuit Hacking Monday -- feel free to
> come to the one tonight, starting at 7pm!). This SMD workshop also requires
> participants have the physical dexterity to hold a soldering iron
> (equivalent of a heavy pencil) and solder (thin wire) steady with both hands
> and tweezers.
> 
> 
> Mitch.
> 
> 
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