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FIRST.  BEYOND THAT, YOU POPULATE THE BOARDS AS YOU SEE FIT.  ALL OF THE
COMPONENTS YOU WILL INSTALL ARE THROUGH HOLE PARTS.  YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO
SOLDER ANY SURFACE MOUNT DEVICES.  THE MB 1 USES A SURFACE MOUNT
MICROPROCESSOR, BUT ITS ON A DAUGHTER BOARD THAT COMES ASSEMBLED.  THE
MICROCHIP PIC18F8722 MICROPROCESSOR AND VARIOUS SURFACE MOUNT COMPONENTS
ARE ALREADY SOLDERED IN PLACE.  THE LCD BOARD ALSO COMES AS A SMALL, FULLY
ASSEMBLED DAUGHTER CARD THAT PLUGS INTO THE DISPLAY BOARD.  I DID NOT NEED
ANY SPECIAL TOOLS TO BUILD THE MB 1.  I HAVE A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED
SOLDERING STATION WITH A FINE TIP, ASSORTED HAND TOOLS AND A MAGNIFIER LAMP
ON AN EXTENSION ARM THAT I FIND INCREASINGLY HANDY FOR READING COLOR CODES
AND COMPONENT VALUES.  THESE ARE ALL STANDARD FARE FOR ANY BUILDER, I
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