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[Marigold]

OK.
I'm trying to solder these parts. Already burnt my finger to a crisp.
It's pretty difficult trying to solder three sperate pieces together at the same time while holding the parts the iron and the solder.
Also, one of the resistors leads are too short and the resistor is too long to solder into place.
Not sure what to do about it.

[dxho]

The idea is to make the mechanical connection first (twist wires together, tie things down, etc), then seal the joint with solder. Twist a bare piece of wire onto the resistor with the short leads. There are soldering vises that can help: http://www.buy.com/p...llerid=36046412