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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: Message of thanks! (repost from facebook at the request of Xavier)

« on: December 05, 2014, 05:16:36 AM »

I didn't know what to do with the caps that go on the jumps. I guessed and experimented to figure out where they should go.
The spacers you provided worked out fine. I was confused by the close up picture, though, because there is a black spacer under the white spacer. I was looking in the bag for the black spacers that are not needed. The OLED display seated fine after I just put in the white spacers. All the buttons fit so nice and flush with the metal case I was really amazed and impressed. It felt like such an accomplishment for my first attempt! Thanks again. If you're reading this and on the fence about buying and building a PreenFM2 kit, take the plunge! If I can do it, anybody can do it.

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Message of thanks! (repost from facebook at the request of Xavier)

« on: December 04, 2014, 03:57:08 AM »

Hi,

I just finished making my preenfm2 with the metal case and it works!! I want to thank you for inventing this wonderful, magical little box. I'm already get some nice sounds out of this little monster!

This was my first kit and soldering experience and I'm amazed it all worked out. I followed the pictures you provided on the website and there were only a few areas I had trouble with. The first was the jump 1, jump 2, jump 3 and ground explanation. When I finished the box I had put the cap on the 5v ground and it didn't turn on when I connect the USB. Also the USB cable started getting very hot! I unplugged in for fear it would short something out. I took all the caps off and methodically restarted it putting the caps on the Jumps one by one (e.g Jump 1, then Jump 2...) It finally it sprang to life and I cheered! I literally yelled, "IT WORKS, IT WORKS!! haha

So I think some clarification with the caps and maybe a picture of what jumps should look like would be helpful to others.
Also, my kit didn't come with the black 3mm spacers you show in the picture to support the OLED ("use the  5mm spacers (or 8 mm (5+3) if you have the metal case) between the LCD and the PCB"
I bought some spacers and cut them to 8mm but it was too tall for the case so ended up just using the white 5mm spacers without the 3mm spacers and it worked fine. Also I used the SanDisk - Cruzer Fit 8GB USB Flash Drive. It's tiny and fit really well.

Overall I'm so happy with the whole experience and I'm grateful for the pictures you provide. It was fun and felt like building a Lego kit! I now have the fever and want to build more kits! Thank you so much! Sincerely, Aaron