Hooray, I finally finished building this. I had 1 bad solder joint on a white LED, and one solder bridge that caused several pairs of LEDs to light as a pair (4+5 and 11+12 on the top row, for example). I was happy to find it was all caused by one bridge. One of the knurled slotted nuts wouldn't tighten on its jack - turned out it had a split in it, at one of the slots. Fixed by using pink hex nuts for the CV outputs. I tried to clean the PCB, after the jacks and buttons were installed, using TechSpray and a toothbrush, then IPA to make it less sticky. Maybe I should have done neither, or at least done it before the switches were installed. A few of the buttons wouldn't register clicks reliably. So I sprayed contact cleaner on them and exercised them repeatedly, and now they're working reliably. I did have to follow the steps for "If it's only doing 3 octaves rather than 5, the chip thinks it's in the Business Card synthesizer, so at power-up or reset, hold down the D and E notes to set it straight."
@CKHaun
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I've built 2 of 'em and they've had the correct firmware. And yeah, hardware can be a challenge. A kit I built about 3 months ago had one screw that was unthreaded, and a nut that was similarly unthreaded. I didn't notice until after I had fought with them for a few minutes, no one expects unthreadedness....
@davelyons42
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I have this kit & will try to build it this week. I just got started (NiftyBundle 6 days ago), and I built a couple of trivial kits…but this one will be my first kit wider than 2HP.
@CKHaun
2 жыл бұрын
This is a great kit for soldering proficiency, so many LEDs and buttons. And in the end it is a really useful tool, I use it daily.
@CKHaun
2 жыл бұрын
Oh, and does the NiftyBundle come with a bill of materials, otherwise known as a NiftyList? (inside joke folks)
@davelyons42
2 жыл бұрын
The “Nifty” in the name may indeed have influenced my purchase decision.
@simonburns1055
10 ай бұрын
tweezers are good too for small items
@CKHaun
10 ай бұрын
Yes they are, I even made a video about tweezers Tweezer: C.K.s tools and techniques kzitem.info/news/bejne/maOomZmvjKhqpqA
@davelyons42
2 жыл бұрын
Time flies…I finally spent some more time on this kit, and I’ve gotten as far as placing all the LEDs, but haven’t soldered them yet. Q: Does it matter which end of the spacer goes toward the LED body?
@CKHaun
2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't technically matter. I personally put the semi-closed end against the base of the LED and the fully open end against the PCB. I do that because it's sightly easier for me to thread the leads of the LED through the holes when they are closer at the start.
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers
2 жыл бұрын
C. K., do you use this often? I think it’s really nice.
@CKHaun
2 жыл бұрын
Almost every single day. I might not use it in a song always, but it is the easiest thing (for me) to set up a patch or series of patches, or test new gear, or experiment. A very useful thing. Did you build yours yet?
@CKHaun
2 жыл бұрын
" Check out my channel if you like." I already subscribe, check your list ;).
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers
2 жыл бұрын
Where did you buy your resistor calculator? What’s it’s brand and model name, please?
@CKHaun
2 жыл бұрын
It's a kit, of course :) Build video here kzitem.info/news/bejne/yKR3soqBqnRmhKw and here's a link to the calculator on Amazon www.amazon.com/Calculator-Multi-purpose-Electronic-Electronics-Computing/dp/B09G976GSM/
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@simonburns1055
10 ай бұрын
where u get that jig from? sir
@CKHaun
10 ай бұрын
@simonburns1055 I think you mean the pink solder jig, right? That’s from Austin Ribbon Mics in Austin, Texas, USA. Very handy, here’s a link to their page diyribbonmic.com/hotholder/
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