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60 oldjohn · 17th Jun 2017, 11:48 am

Hi Bob, I soldered the module in last after soldering all the other parts in. To aid construction I placed (bend contacts but do not solder) an IC holder where the FM chip should be (remember the FM chip is 0.1" or one hole wider than a standard DILL socket). So no reason not to get started!
To get things in perspective I have a photo of the two damaged boards with a dressmakers pin!

As already mentioned I gave up on attaching the wire first to the chip as shown. I finally soldered 0.5mm wires to the veroboard the wires hold the FM board in place while soldering.
I soldered all ten pins, only 8 pins are used.

There are opportunities for a couple of wiring mistakes the photos should be used in conjunction with the circuit.

Good luck every one, John.

17th Jun 2017, 11:48 am	#19
60 oldjohn Dekatron Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 3,985	Re: FM to AM Converter? Hi Bob, I soldered the module in last after soldering all the other parts in. To aid construction I placed (bend contacts but do not solder) an IC holder where the FM chip should be (remember the FM chip is 0.1" or one hole wider than a standard DILL socket). So no reason not to get started! To get things in perspective I have a photo of the two damaged boards with a dressmakers pin! As already mentioned I gave up on attaching the wire first to the chip as shown. I finally soldered 0.5mm wires to the veroboard the wires hold the FM board in place while soldering. I soldered all ten pins, only 8 pins are used. There are opportunities for a couple of wiring mistakes the photos should be used in conjunction with the circuit. Good luck every one, John. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by 60 oldjohn; 17th Jun 2017 at 11:58 am. Reason: Added width of FM chip.