REINDEER

Christmas themed solder kit in the shape of Rudolph the Red-Noosed reindeer

Design

Together with Fraincois Janssens we designed this Holiday themed solder kit. The electronics are basic, just a blinking red LED, a CR2032 battery and a small switch. Once we finally get a hold of the UM66T-01L “Jingle Bells” tone generator, we can start offering the more advanced version of the kit which adds a buzzer and said tone generator.

REV 00

Revision 00 was a dry run test for the mechanical fit and component placement.

REV 01

The production revision is 01 and has solder pads to fix the legs and antlers.

Assembly instructions

• carefully depanelize the PCB by bending the parts, use pliers to remove the small pieces connecting the PCBs together
• optionally file or sand the rough edges
• pay attention to the orientation of the battery holder and the LED
• bend the LED leads and solder it in place
• once all parts are soldered, do a dry fit of the parts to ensure proper installation
• soldering the mechanical joints on one side first will allow you to make easy corrections when it’s not perfectly perpendicular