#808 Basic SMD Practice Board

A basic soldering practice board with 0603, 0805, 1206, SOT-23 and SOP-16 components.

Notes

NB: see LEAP#171 SMD Practice Boards for an overview of all the SMD practice boards I have tried.

This is an example of a basic soldering practice board with 0603, 0805, 1206, SOT-23 and SOP-16 components.

Originally purchased for US$1.04 in Apr-2015 as “SMT SMD Component Welding Practice Board Soldering Practice DIY Kit Better US57 Free Shipping” (seller listing on aliexpress). That seller is no longer offering the item, but an equivalent item is available (as of Dec-2025) for SGD$1.19: “SMD Soldering Plate Component Weld Welding Practice SMT PCB Board DIY Kit Skill Training Learning Electronic Suit hot” (seller listing on aliexpress)

Circuit Design

This is an example of a basic practice board:

• with 0603, 0805, 1206, SOT-23 and SOP-16 components.
• after soldering, it can be powered 7V to 15V and an LED will light up if all 0603, 0805, 1206 resistors and diodes soldered correctly
• there’s no test circuit for the SOT-23 and SOP-16 components

Build Log

Here’s the test circuit showing a pass on my practice board (yay! … though you can see I bodged the SOP16 a bit):

Credits and References

• LEAP#171 SMD Practice Boards
• “SMT SMD Component Welding Practice Board Soldering Practice DIY Kit Better US57 Free Shipping” (seller listing on aliexpress) - as originally purchased
• “SMD Soldering Plate Component Weld Welding Practice SMT PCB Board DIY Kit Skill Training Learning Electronic Suit hot” (seller listing on aliexpress) - similar kit, another seller