MOTM

Hello everyone,
 I've actually wondered about this for awhile.. Why is soldering the 
via holes recommended? Does it have to do with reliability in any way?
 
 It's possible that I missed it in some of the kits' instructions but 
some of the kits don't specifically say to solder them. I could be 
wrong though. : )

 Thanks,
  Andrew Sanchez

--- In motm@y..., "Mike Marsh" <mmarsh@s...> wrote:
> Hi John -
> 
> Yes, the left over little holes are via holes.  It's usually best 
to 
> do them with no-clean solder if all the parts have been soldered 
in.  
> You shouldn't wash the board after some components have been put in.
> 
> Mike
> 
> PS - A little dab'll do ya! don't put to much in the via holes...
> 
> mm
> 
> --- In motm@y..., John Broaddus <john@p...> wrote:
> > Hi List,
> > 
> > Does anyone that has built the MOTM-120 kit know if the small 
holes 
> on the
> > PCB are Via holes?  I have only built the MOTM-410 which had some 
> and these
> > look similar. I'm just not seeing anything about them in the 
> instructions.
> > Would this be a job for the organic flux solder?
> > 
> > Any help is appreciated!
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > John