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THAT THE KIT WENT TOGETHER WITHOUT ANY MISROUTED WIRES, BAD SOLDER
CONNECTIONS OR MISPLACED PARTS.  THE SECRET TO BUILDING ANY PIECE OF
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, WHETHER FROM A KIT OR FROM SCRATCH, IS TO PLAN YOUR
BUILD, ALLOCATE ADEQUATE TIME, USE GOOD SOLDERING TECHNIQUES AND IN THE
CASE OF A KIT PROJECT READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.  MOST PROBLEMS WITH
HOMEBREW PROJECTS ARE NOT MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENTS, BUT POOR SOLDER
CONNECTIONS OR MISPLACED PARTS.  THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE FIREFLY KIT IS
QUITE HIGH.  THE DOUBLE SIDED PC BOARD HAS PLATED THROUGH HOLES AND SOLDER
MASKING, AND THE SILK SCREEN ON THE COMPONENT SIDE IS EASY TO READ.  FOR
ME, THE HARDEST PART WAS WINDING L1, THE VXO TOROIDAL INDUCTOR.  L1
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