So the box arrived Monday just as the 'fridge decided to give up the ghost. Today the new 'fridge is in place, kitchen back to normal, XYL happy. I unpack the box and start red-lining changes/corrections into the build manual.
Holy *BLEEP!* What have I gotten myself into? That's a lot of parts!
Since the build is broken up into several phases, maybe I better sort the parts accordingly.
(Turns out that's what they did for one of the complex phases.)
Damn, those resistors are tiny for old eyes! Better drag out my magnifier (Actually an old zoom optics assembly from copy machine. I think I paid a buck for it and it has color-corrected lens assemblies.)
I've done several kits in the past few years, but I don't remember the parts being this small. My last project was a from-scratch vacuum tube transmitter using point-to-point wiring.