skeptic
Headphoneus Supremus
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.....did u broke any parts in the amp when u are making it? do they have spare-parts just in case?
No breakage here either, and the stock kit was my first diy project as well. Most of the components in the crack kit are pretty robust. If you are really worried about breakage, try watching a couple of youtube videos on basic soldering before you get going on it.
Understanding how heat transfers, and how you can form a "solder bridge" and then apply most of your solder from the back side of the joint, makes it a lot easier. (Basically, if you hold the solder against the joint and touch it with the iron, then you can keep your iron in place, pull the solder away, and then "flow" the solder on by pressing it against the lead on the opposite side from where your iron is touching. In essence, the heat transfers from the iron, through the "solder bridge" to the lead, which then melts the solder directly against itself.)
I did damage an LED in the process of installing the standoffs for the speedball upgrade. Be careful if/when you put in the upgrade kit, but BH was really great about sending me a couple of replacement LED's asap upon request.