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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Paul Collins M0BSW on January 11, 2014, 06:19:04 AM

Title: Surface mounted components
Post by: Paul Collins M0BSW on January 11, 2014, 06:19:04 AM
Hi , I'm going to bite the bullet on smc, does anyone know where I can get a mixed bag of components to try and master this side of the hobby. I'm in the UK
Title: Re: Surface mounted components
Post by: steve30 on January 11, 2014, 11:09:39 AM
If its of any interest, Velleman do a few SMD kits. I got their surface mount Christmas tree kit last month. It has a mix of resistors, capacitors, LEDs, and transistors. I found the LEDs rather tricky, and unfortunately I soldered them in the wrong way round the first time. The other parts were fairly easy. They are available from ESR: http://www.esr.co.uk/ and http://www.velleman.co.uk/
Title: Re: Surface mounted components
Post by: Paul Collins M0BSW on January 11, 2014, 12:32:02 PM
If its of any interest, Velleman do a few SMD kits. I got their surface mount Christmas tree kit last month. It has a mix of resistors, capacitors, LEDs, and transistors. I found the LEDs rather tricky, and unfortunately I soldered them in the wrong way round the first time. The other parts were fairly easy. They are available from ESR: http://www.esr.co.uk/ and http://www.velleman.co.uk/
Thank you Steve I'll take a look.