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| - Arrange the components on the circuit board, bending the leads so that the components don't fall out. | - Arrange the components on the circuit board, bending the leads so that the components don't fall out. | ||
| - Cut and place the necessary wires to connect the components; when you cut them, be sure to strip enough at the end so that you can connect them to the leads of your components. | - Cut and place the necessary wires to connect the components; when you cut them, be sure to strip enough at the end so that you can connect them to the leads of your components. | ||
| - | - Prepare the leads for the battery, but do not attach | + | - Prepare the leads for the battery, but do not attach |
| - Also prepare the potentiometer with long leads and prepare to solder them to the circuit board. | - Also prepare the potentiometer with long leads and prepare to solder them to the circuit board. | ||
| - Carefully confirm the layout and all connections on your circuit board. | - Carefully confirm the layout and all connections on your circuit board. | ||
| - | - Once you have confirmed that they are all correct, place the circuit board in your helping hands and begin to solder the components. | + | - Once you have confirmed that the placement of all components are wires is correct, place the circuit board in your helping hands and begin to solder the components |
| + | - If you have doubts about your soldering, use your multimeter to check either continuity or resistance. | ||
| - Make sure that your leads all stick straight up and do not touch one another. | - Make sure that your leads all stick straight up and do not touch one another. | ||
| - | - When the components are all soldered, including the potentiometer, | + | - When the components are all soldered, including the potentiometer, |
| - If this test is successful, disconnect the power and solder the LEDs to the circuit board. | - If this test is successful, disconnect the power and solder the LEDs to the circuit board. | ||
| - After soldering, wrap the exposed leads for the LEDs with electrical tape. If you do not, you may accidentally bump the LEDs with another wire with current and burn out an LED (I did and had to cut one off and resolder a fresh LED!). | - After soldering, wrap the exposed leads for the LEDs with electrical tape. If you do not, you may accidentally bump the LEDs with another wire with current and burn out an LED (I did and had to cut one off and resolder a fresh LED!). | ||
| - | - After soldering and wrapping the LEDs, connect it to the circuit board again and test. | + | - After soldering and wrapping the LEDs, check again that no leads on the bottom of the circuit board are accidentally touching. Once you have confirmed that, connect your circuit to the battery pack again and test. |
| - | - If this test is successful, solder the leads from the battery to the circuit board. | + | - If this test is successful, solder the leads from the battery to the circuit board. |
| - When this is successful, use the wire cutters to trim the excess leads above your soldering. | - When this is successful, use the wire cutters to trim the excess leads above your soldering. | ||
| - Arrange the components and put them into the box, with all of the components that are protruding from the box placed properly. You'll need to unscrew the switch before inserting it into its hole. Re-screw the switch faceplate onto the switch once you have inserted it. | - Arrange the components and put them into the box, with all of the components that are protruding from the box placed properly. You'll need to unscrew the switch before inserting it into its hole. Re-screw the switch faceplate onto the switch once you have inserted it. | ||