Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

i just picked up my AtomaHawk from the post office... at first glance, the 
whole thing looks as good, or better, than any of the kits i've seen in 
electronics stores & catalogs. the boards look great, plenty of IC 
sockets, even solder!

i did notice a coin-cell battery holder... i guess i won't need that?

i just hope i'll have time over the holidays to do it...


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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008, Michael Hawkins wrote:

> Solder? I don't think so. Jumper wire, yes.
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hehe... i did say "first glance" ;)


> The only thing I find annoying about the boards is that the IC solder 
> pads are a tad on the small side.
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a good pointy tip on the soldering iron should cope with that. i'm also 
impressed that the boards are coated... that's a very nice extra that will 
keep the traces from disintegrating over time. i have seen kits that 
skipped that step.


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