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=Building the Zynthian Kit parts=
 
=Building the Zynthian Kit parts=
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===Prerequisites===
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Building your own Zynthian Box is not very difficult, but you will need all your attention, some basic tools and a few skills. Read the instructions and observe the detailed photos carefully. If you get in trouble you can ask the community:
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https://discourse.zynthian.org
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====Required Skills====
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For building the hardware you should have the following basic competences:
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+ Soldering
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+ Basic understanding of reading basic electronic circuit diagrams
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+ Enjoyment of work with electronic hardware and parts
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If you have not soldered before, you should read a [http://www.ladyada.net/learn/soldering/thm.html good soldering tutorial], or perhaps you would prefer the [http://mightyohm.com/files/soldercomic/FullSolderComic_EN.pdf Soldering is Easy] comic book by [http://mightyohm.com/ MightOhm].
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====Tools====
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And this is the list of required and recommended tools:
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+ Soldering iron
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+ Tin-solder
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+ Wire-cutter
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+ Small Plier
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+ Screw-drivers Philips
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+ Wrench, for potentiometer nuts (recommended)
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+ PCB holder for soldering (very recommended!)
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+ Small iron brush (very recommended!)
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+ Magnifiying glass (recommended)
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+ A vice (recommended)
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+ A hand saw for metal (recommended)
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+ Multimeter (recommended!)
      
===Some general recommendations===
 
===Some general recommendations===

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