Checking your assembly (component positions and orientation)

More often than not, the issue with your build is a signle misplaced component. Carefully check your board for the following?

1. Are all ICs in the correct position and orientation?
2. Are all resistors in the correct positions? Check the color bands of every resistor against the sorting sheet. Pay especially close attention to those that start with the same number, for example 4.7k and 47k.
   1. Pro tip: use our handy resistor color code calculator.
3. Are all non-polarized capacitors in the correct positions?
4. Are all electrolytic capacitors in the correction positions and orientation?
5. Are all diodes in the correction orientation?
6. Are all transistors in the correct positions and orientation?