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Soldering appendix – Erica Synths EDU DIY Wavefolder Eurorack Module Kit User Manual

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Congratulations! You have completed the assembly of the mki x es.edu Wavefolder

module! Connect it to your eurorack power supply and switch it on. If there’s no

"magic smoke”, it’s a good sign that your build was successful. Patch the sawtooth signal

from the DIY.EDU VCO to the SAW-TRI input of the module and connect the OUT of the

module to a mixer. You should hear some sound which timbre will change as you adjust

the INTENSITY knob. Now you can proceed with calibration, which consists of adjusting

the multiturn trimpot. Please, follow instructions above!

Enjoy!

SOLDERING APPENDIX

Heat part and

pad 2 - 3 sec

Add

solder

Continue

heating 1 -2 sec.

Let cool

Perfect

Too much

solder

Not enough

solder

Short

Too much

heat

Cold

joint

1

2

3

4

If you’ve never soldered before – or if your skills have become rusty – it’s probably wise

to check out some THT (through-hole technology) soldering tutorials on YouTube.

The main thing you have to remember while soldering is that melted solder will flow

towards higher temperature areas. So you need to make sure you apply equal heat to

the component you are soldering and the solder pad on the PCB. The pad will typically

absorb more heat (especially ground-connected pads which have more thermal mass),

so keep your soldering iron closer to the pad on the PCB. It’s critically important to dial

in the right temperature on your soldering station. I found that about 320 °C is the opti-

mal temperature for most of parts, while for larger elements like potentiometers and

sockets, you may want to increase that temperature to 370 °C.

Here’s the recommended soldering sequence:

After you have completed soldering, inspect the solder joint: