COAST-Lab / Open-Water-Level

An open-source, low-cost, DIY ultrasonic water level sensor
MIT License
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Soldering problem #5

Open SUPScientist opened 11 months ago

SUPScientist commented 11 months ago

One of the water level sensors was improperly soldered. Posting here for reference.

Note that in the two following images, one can see some amount of electrical connectivity between the ground and power pins. Any amount of solder or wire that bridges those two contacts will short power to ground. We don't want any extra electrical shorts, so this is always a potential problem, but in this case, it could completely fry the entire system.

For future soldering,

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