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My extender kit build went swimmingly until I realized that I soldered all the through-hole components on the wrong side of the board in spite of the fact that there is a silkscreen and this is the second extender I have built.
I say to myself,
Here's the bright side. You get to try out the new FR301 desoldering tool you bought and which has been in the box, unused, for a month... . I get out the FR301, my solder wick, flux pen, etc. I clip parts off the board, crank up the new tool and clear the board without lifting a pad. I even managed to get the test points out without damaging them.
Not bad, bill, looks like you dodged a bullet.I solder the test points onto the right side of the board, dig up five new LEDs, and being careful to put them in the board in the right orientation, solder four of them into place, when I realize that I've put them where the two pin jumpers are to be installed.
I turn off the soldering station and lights and slowly back away from the bench.
I don't think I am going to cook dinner tonight. Probably a good evening for ordering in.