iambu wrote:Was this relatively easy to do? Do you have a lot of experience with a soldering iron?
well, looking at the previous pictures on the other thread showing the leds, i though it would be fairly easy, as the leds are quite big, however when the new ones turned up they we tiny! obviously the picture was misleading as it was taken close up.
I have a fair amount of experience with a soldering iron, but not a massive amount by some peoples standard. Also intersting to note that i managed to do this witha relatively large tip, as i couldnt find my smaller ones. It seems to work ok. The first LED i soldered down looks a bit naff, but the other 3 look perfect really.
i would say if youre confident and not too shakey handed, you can do it, just remember to flick the old leds away when soldering them off, and then find them again incase you want to reuse them. also i didnt add any extra solder on, i used what was on the pads already, which was just the right amount.
ill try and put some instructions up if enough people want it