SMT for You and Me: MP3 player edition

RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smt-for-you-and-me-mp3-player-edition-tickets-1989354723530 Learn to surface mount solder by assembling a pocket-sized MP3 player! Work with the teeny-weeny electronic components of the future!Surface mount components! They’re hip, they’re tiny, and you’ve probably swallowed a couple accidentally by now. If you’re still using clunky, chunky through-hole components that you found in your grandparents’ butter cookie tin it’s time to get with the times and learn how to solder the teeny-weeny components of the future! (And frankly, they're not making the old ones anymore.)This time around we'll be assembling our own pocket-sized MP3 player, based on Raphael Abrams' classic Daisy MP3 design. We'll learn solder paste stenciling, reflow soldering, hand soldering, and rework and repair techniques-- stuff you can actually use. Bring some wired headphones with you and you can walk out the door listening to jams on a player you built yourself!No prior soldering or electronics experience is required for this class. You can do it! To bring: Ideally, bring a microSD card (smaller capacity cards, less than 512GB, are preferred) and wired headphones, but if you don't have either we'll work something out. Your instructor: Adam Mayer is a longtime NYCR member who burnt his finger on a soldering iron when he was ten and has never forgiven it. He has done questionable things with PCBs and hot plates. (Don't solder with hot plates.) There are 2 spots reserved for people who cannot access the class at the full price, so please make use of one of these $35 need-based tickets if that is your situation. Checkout Code: SMT-Access The timing of this class is geared towards full-time parents/caregivers with kids in school, freelancers, and folks who work nights and weekends. This course will be offered again in the future at an evening or weekend time. This is a masks optional workshop. As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/. Please note that refunds must be requested 24 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email classes@nycresistor.com.