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[Solved] Just started soldering.. am i doing it right?

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mbng:
Greetings from Sweden!

I´m a total newbie and this is my first DIY project, so obviously i have some very basic-level questions.

I´m following the guide here: http://ixox.fr/preenfm2/build-it/thebuild/

At the first step i´m supposed to solder 10 * 100nF capacitors and one 330nF, however the 330nF one has the text 334 instead and is yellow (instead of blue in the guide), and the 100nF ones are marked 104.

Small differences, but these items were the ones delivered so i soldered them in place - i hope that´s ok? I´m not familiar with electronics at this level of detail.

Silly question two - does it matter which direction the capacitors have when soldered in place? Like, does it matter if the text point left or right.. I´m guessing it don´t since there were no markings of any kind and the "legs" are the same length, and nothing was mentioned in the guide.

Really looking forward to using my PreenFM2 so i don´t want to mess this build up so thanks a lot in advance for your help!  :)

AnoNeko:
hi and congratulations!  just finished mine the other day minus a working midi din

I thought the plastic caps were ok either way round but I copied the images

the round caps have polarity markings and a shorter negative pin though, just those, the diodes and the ic chips have to be right way round as far as I know

mbng:
Hi AnoNeko!

Thanks for taking the time to help me out. And now i feel a bit more confident to continue with the construction when i get home from work later today.
I figured that if the direction of the small items were super-important, they would have mentioned it or in some other way marked it on the surface on the item itself. So, on with the building.
Again, thanks for helping out and i wish you countless hours of fun with your machine!  :D
//M

Xavier:

Yes, all small caps can be soldered in both direction.
But watch the electrolytic caps minus pins !

Be carefull with the direction of resisor network (back 9 pins components), they're very difficul to remove once soldered.

Good luck  :)

mbng:
Hey Xavier, i´ll be careful and won´t rush the process. I´ll try to finish the build today - really looking forward to it!
Thanks for your reply.  :)

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