So, I saw a video with SMD LED's on a board, plus another board that uses SMD LED's for an error code. I got to thinking, that I need to figure these little SMD LED's out. I did, but in the process, I broke a SMD resistor that fed the accent LED line. I measure the resistance of matching resistors, and learned how to replace a SMD Resistor tonight too. Plus I got the SMD LED's all firing. They are bright. So now, I'll have SMD accents on mounted on the board up side, and my normal accent LED's mounted on the underside pads. This opens up all new worlds of accent LED's! I'm so excited. Man alive, if you think soldering to the DS pad on NBIV was a nerve-wracking chore, give that a shot. But, the good news is that now I can do the SMD Resistors, I can solder those into the TCSS adapters instead of having one in line to save space! My soldering confidence grows with each build. I'm just so excited I had to share this.
Tom
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