Eggtimer Rocketry Eggtimer Quark Assembly Manual

The Eggtimer Quark is meant to be used for hobby and experimental rocketry purposes. Although hobby rocketry has an admirable safety record, largely due to the efforts of the good people at the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and the Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA), rocketry can be dangerous if proper safety precautio ...

WARNING: This product contains chemicals (lead) known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or reproductive harm. This kit includes a special low-temperature ultra-fine leaded solder wire. Including the solder with the kit ensures that you will have solder that can be used to mount the surface-mount pa ...

• Check the parts against the Packing List in the kit, and let us know right away if anything is amiss. • Go to our web site at www.Eggtimerrocketry.com and download the latest Release Notes. • Go to our web site at www.EggtimerRocketry.com and download the latest Users Guide.. • Read them thoroughly before starting… it will sa ...

is ideal, if you can get it. Chip-Quik sells little 2ml tubes for about $2 each (unfortunately they sell them in 6-packs, you can’t just get one) which works very well. If you decide to add flux, you must use only a tiny amount. A few drops will suffice for the e ...

We’re sure that you are ready get started, but before you do you will need to get some tools together. The tools that you will need are: ___ Low-wattage soldering iron, 15W or less, with a fine conical tip ___ Small needle-nose pliers ___ Small diagonal cutters ___ Tweezers to handle the SMT parts ___ A mesh “sponge” for c ...

Step 1: Sort the Components Before you start soldering anything, you need to lay everything out and make sure that you are familiar with all of components, and that you have everything. (Yes, we ARE human and sometimes make mistakes… if you are missing something, let us know immediately so we can send you whatever you need). You sh ...

electricity while you are handling them. We recommend that you assemble the Quark on a wood or metal surface unless you are fortunate enough to have a high-temperature anti-static mat (don’t buy one just to build the Quark, however!) A piece of ceramic floor tile ...

inserted in the board correctly. The board has all of the component values, outlines, and polarities silk-screened on the top, so there shouldn’t be any doubt about what goes where and how. Nevertheless, if you have any questions about the assembly procedure, ...

___ Tin the right pad of the top 100K resistor, marked “104” on the right side of the board. ___ While heating up the tinned pad, place the 100K (104) resistor on the center of the pad. Remove the soldering iron, and let it cool for 5 seconds before you let go of the resistor. __ Solder the left pad of the 104 resistor. Chec ...