Since the last post you have actually completed a whole project (Buglab) and should almost be done with another (The night light). In both of these you had to learn how to solder a circuit connection so that it was permanent. Soldering correctly is not that easy, especially the first time. If you don't get it right, the connection will break easily and the circuit will stop working.
First you warm up the connection with the soldering iron. Once the connection is warm enough you touch the solder to the connection so that it melts onto it. This gives you a smooth joint that fills in any gaps in the connection.
Many people make the mistake of just melting the solder with the iron and dripping the melted solder onto the connection. This leaves gaps inside the connection and the solder looks like drops. This is bad because this type of connection will break very quickly.
How was your attempt at soldering? Did your joined connections look smooth or like drops? When I first learned to solder all of my connections looked like drops:<
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most of mine were ok as soon as i got the hang of it.
it wuz ok i guess. my joined connections did look like drops.
tmaking the actual bug was easy the soldering wasn't as hard as expected but it was still nerve wrecking for me
Some look like drops. Other ones look like smooth. But I did a very god job soldering.
This was cool because we got to make our own light or it only turns on when its in th dark and if you push the button.
the circuit is hard but after a wile i got it and got the job done.
When i started to do SOLDERING ACTUAL CIRCUITS it was pretty hard so i had help and when i learning to do it it was easy.
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