Suck it, Socket!

Warning: the post contains a lot of bullshit.

So I need to make the socket higher so it fits over the double link.

First I put the socket on a small piece of veroboard.

Added 8 links in the board.

I started to add the socket/board onto the tall links, with some difficulty. Then I realized that having the socket on veroboard connected each pin 1 to pin 5, pin 2 to pin 6, etc. That would mess up the circuit, so I ditched this idea.

I added little spider-leg links to the socket instead.

All this soldering make the left 4 pins fall off of the socket, so soldering all this crap on was difficult.

Installed the socket spider onto the board.

Now I can move on (for now). I finished putting the polyfilm capacitors on.

Back view.

Added the two ceramic capacitors.

Added the 3 electrolytic capacitors.

Set up a heat sink with an alligator clip for soldering the transistors.

Back of the finished board.

Finished board!

The board is done! All of the components are soldered on there.