How to Solder
If you want to build anything semi permanent with an Arduino or Raspberry Pi, the chances are you will need to solder. This guide will show you just how easy it can be
Soldering Kit Tutorials
Soldering Tutorial
If you want to make anything that involves an Arduino or raspberry pi that is a bit more involved than a flashing LED or media centre, the odds are that you are going to have to solder something to a circuit board. Don’t worry – it’s much simpler than it looks and Proto-PIC have some fantastic soldering …
How to Assemble the Temp:bit
First of all, you need to check the content of your kit which is easy as it only contains the PCB and a tmp36 sensor. You will also require the following parts: Soldering Iron Solder Flush cutters or snips Step 1. Taking the tmp36 as shown, you need to bend the two outer pins as …
Lighthouse – Beginners Soldering kit
Lighthouse – Beginners Soldering Kit – Assembly Guide First of all you need to check the contents of the kit you should have the following: Kit contains: 1 x 220-ohm resistor ( Red, Red, Black) 1 x 82k ohm resistor (Grey, Red, Orange) 2 x 220k ohm resistors (Red, Red, Yellow) 2 x Diodes 1 …
Day of the Geek Badge
This is a short guide on how to assemble the day of the geek badge. First up you need to check that you have everything you need: Included: Skull PCB 20mm Battery holder LEDs Pin back Not included: CR2032 Battery Soldering Iron Solder Pliers Flush cutters Step 1. Place the battery holder into the provided …
Nightlight Kit
Tutorial Description This short video, we will show you how to assemble our Nightlight soldering kit. This is an intermediate (not an intermittent) soldering kit due to the mechanical construction of the box part of the kit. This should take from 10-30 minutes to assemble.
Lighthouse Beginner’s Soldering Kit
Tutorial Description In this video, we show you how to make the beginners soldering kit: Lighthouse. This video takes you step by step in the process of soldering the lighthouse kit.
Arduino Breadboard Kit
Tutorial Description In this video, we show you how to build our Arduino compatible breadboard kit. We also show you how to use an FTDI board to upload a sketch.
Unigeek Unicorn Badge Kit
Tutorial Description In this short video, we show you how to assemble the Unigeek, a colourful Unicorn badge soldering kit.
About Soldering
Soldering is one of the most fundamental skills needed to dabble in the world of electronics. The two go together like peas and carrots. And, although it is possible to learn about and build electronics without needing to pick up a soldering iron, you’ll soon discover that a whole new world is opened with this …
Surface Mount Soldering Kit
Tutorial If you would like to purchase the products in this video, click the associated product. Description This video will show you how to assemble our heart kit. The kit is a great introduction to surface mount hand soldering. The kit contains: 5 x 0805 LEDs, 1 x 0805 Capacitor, 1 x SOIC ATtiny85, …
How to Solder Your Bread:bit Headers the Easy Way
Tutorial Description This short video will show you the easy way to solder the headers on to your bread:bit using a breadboard as a jig. Â