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5. After you have soldered a row or two check the joints with a magnifying glass. These kits

have small leads and pads, and it can be hard to see if you got the solder on correctly by

naked eye. You can miss tiny hair-like solder bridges unless you inspect carefully. It is good

to brush off the bottom of the board from time to time with something like a dry paintbrush

or toothbrush, to get off any small solder drops that are sitting there.

6. Some connectors, like headers, have pins that are a little more massive than the IC socket or

component pins. This means that more time, or perhaps more wattage, will be required to

heat these pins with the soldering iron, to ensure good electrical connections.