Hi,
I just build one of the TF330 rev3 that Stephen sent me. This board is really easy to solder, I don't know if its because it only has one CPLD or what but I build and flash it in about 20min. Only get a little problem with the jumper, I forget about the position. Thankfully there are some pics here that help me with that.
I write an small article in my blog. Is in spanish but it can be easily translated with Google bad translator or bing.
https://arananet-net.kinja.com/montaje- ... 3800201359
This is a video that just grab.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2JmVeXXOgM
Thanks for make this board Stephen. BTW. The components from this board is from the another developer board so the ram was not fried
Regards,
Edu.
Arananet's TF330 Build
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Re: Arananet's TF330 Build
Takes me about 45 mins but im not organized. The 030 socket is the worst part. There arent many components and the values repeat often. It was designed to be easy to assemble.
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Re: Arananet's TF330 Build
It takes me about 40 mins to do the bottom, mostly cause of through hole stuff and about 40 to do the top.terriblefire wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:45 pm
Takes me about 45 mins but im not organized. The 030 socket is the worst part. There arent many components and the values repeat often. It was designed to be easy to assemble.
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Oh for a wave soldering station for the through hole sockets.
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"It is not necessarily a supply voltage at no load, but the amount of current it can provide when touched that
indicates how much hurting you shall receive."
"It is not necessarily a supply voltage at no load, but the amount of current it can provide when touched that
indicates how much hurting you shall receive."
Re: Arananet's TF330 Build
I have a JBC AR5800 station. I use this solder tip.
https://www.jbctools.com/c245765-cartri ... t-835.html
Flux based water.
The rest is just damn fast. The ram memory almost solder itself. I don't have any device to grab a video of the soldering but I grab some soldering a RE1200 board a few days back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tBRvS-Y8M
If you design the board to made it easy to assemble Stephen, I can asure you it is.
Regards,
Edu.
https://www.jbctools.com/c245765-cartri ... t-835.html
Flux based water.
The rest is just damn fast. The ram memory almost solder itself. I don't have any device to grab a video of the soldering but I grab some soldering a RE1200 board a few days back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tBRvS-Y8M
If you design the board to made it easy to assemble Stephen, I can asure you it is.
Regards,
Edu.
Re: Arananet's TF330 Build
I can't buy water-based flux in Canada anymore. I used to have a small bottle and loved it. Now for some reason it's illegal to import it from the United States so I have to use the rosin based maple-syrup like stuff. It's works well but it's very sticky and very messy and you have to soak the boards in alcohol for at least 8 hours to get rid of it. I am buying litres of isopropyl alcohol every month to get rid of it. Very annoying.
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Re: Arananet's TF330 Build
Alen, go for Amtech flux from Lois Rossman. You will not regret
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Re: Arananet's TF330 Build
No, that thing stinks, I have no way of ventilating my room and it's still like -10 outside so I can't even open the windows yet.8 Bit Dreams wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:50 pm Alen, go for Amtech flux from Lois Rossman. You will not regret
Re: Arananet's TF330 Build
I use a fan with a carbon filter on it. Helps a lot.
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