DIY FM Radio Assembly Kit - Frequency Modulation Circuit Board with Microcontroller for Soldering Practice & Electronics Learning | Great for STEM Projects, Hobbyists & Educational Use

I’m a “retired” electrical technician I’ve had years of experience and have had some really bad experiences with these diy soldering projects like the ladybugs that light up made absolutely no sense the directions were incomplete and contradictory between the bad translations the pictures that didn’t match the written directions and the unlabelled schematic they never worked but this radio was a blast to build be careful with the surface mounted logic chip I accidentally burnt the pads on the board and had to use strands of bare wire to rebuild that part of the board and connect the chip to the circuit that was my fault using nothing but a frogbro rechargeable iron and not using any flux paste I accidentally bridged 2 legs together and not having a solder sucker or braided copper mesh lead to burning 2 pads while trying to de-solder the chip in order to fix the problem I think I overheated it in the process and although my screen is functioning properly its not changing past 8.8.8.8. It blinks and goes through the motions as if it’s going to display the station # but it’s not changing I haven’t went any deeper yet and knowing how sensitive those chips are (hence why the rest are put in a socket to avoid heat issues) and the fact that is the #1 issue I’ve read about is the screen not working properly and most people are likely going to be using low quality soldering irons and not have the same experience as the odd person like myself using kits like these to learn and practice soldering skills as advertised which I think this is more like a kit to do for the enjoyment of the process …. Also the back plate where the battery box cutout is located is basically held on by hopes dreams and even a prayer isn’t gonna help if your not careful to the point of craziness…. All I did was put it together and use some gel CA glue along the seams and let capillary action and good old fashion hand pressure to hold it together after the screws are in place it’s under 20$ come on the face it works at all is pretty awesome