I started in electronics in 1950 as a hobby - amateur radio - then on to technical school. I am very new to MIDI! I see some of the postings saying that the posters are new to electronics, soldering, etc., so in the spirit of helping others ( the way I had help when I was 12 years old!), here are some links that will give you some great information.
I’ve added a thread about what looks like a really easy PCB making system. They claim you can go from artwork to a finished, plated, silkscreened and pseudo solder masked board in 15 minutes.
Well, the pitch is 0.65 mm like in TQFP. I soldered a few of these last week and it´s really no problem with the right equipment. You just shouldn´t try to solder the pins individually. I´ve got a Weller soldering station with a “Hohlkehlenspitze”, no idea what the english word is for that. Its a tip that is slightly curved to suck up a bit of solder. Then you take some flux (the stuff coming in a syringe), pour it over the legs and pull straight over the legs with the iron. After cleaning the flux away, the result looks nearly industrial
Seppoman
Google translates “Hohlkehlenspitze” as “Fillet point”
On my search to learn how to design PCBs I came across what I believe to be an excellent guide on the basics. It runs you through all the design concepts and gives come helpful advice.
I am attempting to find a collection of tutorials that we could put in a sticky thread for the noobs (like myself). Searching through thousands of forum posts gets tedious, really quickly.
