GENLED acolyte RIBBONLYTE User manual

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RIBBONLYTE CUTTING & SOLDERING
GUIDE
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RIBBONLYTE CUTTING & SOLDERING GUIDE
CUTTING RIBBONLYTE
Cut the RibbonLyte to desired length. Cut ONLY at the indicated cut line between the two adjacent pairs of solder pads. Cutting
anywhere other than on this line will damage the RibbonLyte.
STRIPPING WIRE FOR LEADS
Remove only as much insulation as is necessary to solder the wire to the solder pads. If you remove more insulation than covers the
distance from the edge of the RibbonLyte to the solder pad, the wires may come in contact with each other and cause an electric
short in RibbonLyte components. 20 or 22 gauge wire is recommended. Any wire larger than 20 gauge is likely to tear the solder
pads from the RibbonLyte.
PREPARING WIRE FOR TINNING/SOLDERING
Twist ends of wire to prepare for tinning/soldering. Create a thin wire surface with no frayed wires.

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TIN THE WIRE FOR YOUR LEADS
Get a small bead of solder on the tip of the iron. Touch this bead to the tip of the wire and let it wick. Slowly add more solder
while working upward.
TRIM THE WIRE
Trim the wire leads to the correct length. This length should be as short as possible to allow soldering to the pads. Any contact
between adjacent leads could result in damage to your components.
This is what correctly tinned wire looks like.

RIBBONLYTE CUTTING & SOLDERING GUIDE
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SOLDERING RIBBONLYTE
Tin the RibbonLyte solder pads. Get a small bead of solder on the tip of the soldering iron. Touch this bead to the tip of the solder
pad on the RibbonLyte and let it wick. Slowly add more solder to make a round solder bubble that covers the solder pad.
Soldering is easiest using clamps to hold the leads against the tinned solder pads. Apply solder to the tip of the soldering iron and
solder the leads to the RibbonLyte.
This is what correctly tinned RibbonLyte looks like.
This is what correctly soldered RibbonLyte looks like.