The Factory | Assembling Prototype Breakouts For Micro:bit & Raspberry Pi Pico

Our prototypes have arrived and it's time to assemble them. This week we test the experimental 'reservoir pad' that we introduced last week on our Micro:bit breakout - and show off a new expansion board for Raspberry Pi Pico. We also cover a neat prototyping hack for getting solder stencils delivered cheaply.

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