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Learn to Solder: BigTime Quickstart and Assembly Guide
Getting Started
The Learn to Solder: BigTime Watch Kit is an all-in-one kit that's helps you go from soldering noob to soldering guru. It contains all the materials and tools you'll need to assemble the kit, and, when you're finished, you can use the skills you learned to build even more kits. In this guide, we will do a quick rundown of all the items included in your kit, talk briefly about each one, and then show you how to put it all together.
Requirements
This kit is designed to be used by those who have never picked up a soldering iron in their life, and it's designed to be used by those who may just want to brush up on their soldering skills. Thus, no matter your skill level or age, the Learn to Solder: BigTime can be fun for all walks of life.
Before we get building, let's make sure we have everything we need. You kit should include all of the following:
- Soldering Iron
- Soldering Iron Stand
- Lead Free Solder - 10 gram tube
- Flush Cutters
- Solder Wick
- SparkFun Safety Glasses
- BigTime Kit
You'll notice that there is another box inside Inside the smaller box. In this box, you'll find all the parts for the BigTime Watch Kit. This kit includes:
- 1 x Pre-programmed ATMega328 DIP IC
- 1 x 4-Digit 7-Segment Display
- 1 x 32kHz Crystal
- 1 x 10kOhm Resistor
- 2 x 0.1uF Capacitors
- 1 x Right Angle Tactile Button
- 1 x 20mm Coin Cell Battery Holder
- 1 x 20mm Coin Cell Battery
- 4 x 4-40 Screws
- 1 x Allen Wrench
- 1 x Velcro Watch Band
- Acrylic Enclosure Parts
- Assembly Guide
Missing any parts? Sometimes one of those tiny little components can get misplaced. If you're missing any parts contact our customer service team, and we'll get you your parts in a jiffy.
Assembly
Rather than try and talk you through the assembly process, we are going to let our friend David Stillman show you how to build your BigTime in the following video.
Conclusion
With that, you should have a fully-functional BigTime Watch ready to show off to your friends and family. If you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the box below. Happy soldering!
Resources
Check out these other soldering related tutorials for more tips and tricks.
Great tutorial!