We are holding a smd hand soldering competition at 38C3. The goal is to solder a fairy dust rocket with some LED lights in the shortest time possible. Every contestant receives a badge, keeps the board and the top 3 win a prize.
Contestants are expected to have soldering experience - beginners will not be able to finish within 90 minutes. For more details check the rules below.
The equipment and prizes are currently sponsored by us, so we'd appreicate any donations to recoup the cost. Entering the contest is free.
Hand Soldering Competition 2024
Find us via C3 NAVOverview
Rules
- The board must be soldered at the station within the given timeslot1
- The finished board must work (all LEDs must light up correctly)
- Only the provided materials and tools at the soldering station may be used
- All contestants get ranked by their recorded time, the fastest contestants will be picked as winners
- People that don't show up will have their slot reassigned/given up
- We'll publish the nickname you've signed up with on the leaderboard here
- Unfortunatly this means contestants will be asked to leave when the time runs out. The schedule is tight and we need to make space for other contestants :(.
Beginners will not be able to finish within 90 minutes. If you consider yourself slow or inexperienced, consider the last time slots on the day, they have far more time assigned.
Prizes
All contestants will get to keep the board (or parts, if they did not finish). The winners get a prize in order of their placement. Prizes can be claimed on the last day of the convention at 12:00 am (2024-12-30 12:00:00) at the SegFaultDragons assembly.
- USB Soldering Iron
- 47 Euro coupon for Trade Post 47
- ESP32
Leaderboard
| Rank | Name | Time (hh:ii:ss) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Lynn | 00:40:37 |
| 1 | Ulf_vom_Mond | 00:42:36 |
| 2 | Mummelix | 00:42:50 |
| 3 | Moritz_fs04 | 00:51:15 |
| 4 | Nielsen | 00:51:41 |
| 5 | g2sa | 00:57:33 |
| 6 | sinitax | 00:58:20 |
| 7 | Aleks | 01:02:04 |
| 8 | thasti | 01:03:01 |
| 9 | D2887 | 01:03:26 |
| 10 | ole | 01:03:53 |
| 11 | Moritz | 01:03:57 |
| 12 | Malu | 01:04:37 |
| 13 | Equinox | 01:04:38 |
| 14 | Daniel | 01:04:50 |
| 15 | Robbe | 01:05:45 |
| 16 | vroland | 01:06:30 |
| 17 | TheGoats | 01:06:47 |
| 18 | TheComet | 01:08:45 |
| 19 | jacopops | 01:10:42 |
| 20 | SirHex | 01:11:03 |
| 21 | sev | 01:11:22 |
| 22 | ferrum | 01:12:03 |
| 23 | DOMI | 01:12:21 |
| 24 | Arne | 01:12:37 |
| 25 | unfoxo | 01:12:46 |
| 26 | hensonschrempf | 01:16:17 |
| 27 | yc | 01:17:29 |
| 28 | FilePhil | 01:21:21 |
| 29 | flummer | 01:21:25 |
| 30 | Martin | 01:21:59 |
| 31 | Paschwuerfler | 01:22:30 |
| 32 | Bas | 01:23:38 |
| 33 | Benedikt | 01:23:48 |
| 34 | Aleksa | 01:26:26 |
| 35 | Esteve | 01:28:41 |
| 36 | mgjm | 01:29:35 |
| 37 | bunnie | 01:30:10 |
| 38 | Plusle | 01:30:36 |
| 39 | Luis | 01:31:45 |
| 40 | 0x63 | 01:32:53 |
| 41 | Tiago | 01:35:21 |
| 42 | bobo1239 | 01:35:58 |
| 43 | gum | 01:36:46 |
| 44 | müles | 01:37:13 |
| 45 | O1y | 01:37:26 |
| 46 | diigo | 01:43:40 |
| 47 | Peaceman | 01:43:55 |
| 48 | Gili | 01:45:00 |
| 49 | woody | 01:59:10 |
| 50 | Björn | 02:18:20 |
| 51 | Pony | 02:49:35 |
| 52 | Calisti | 02:50:22 |
| 53 | PsikoBlock | 02:57:12 |
| 54 | Dilara | 03:07:02 |
| 55 | Prisma | 03:12:30 |
| 56 | svetterIO | 03:55:33 |
| 57 | Jay-Jay | 04:07:27 |
| Balda | DNF / Disqualified | |
| bluefish | DNF / Disqualified | |
| ceres-c | DNF / Disqualified | |
| chrysla | DNF / Disqualified | |
| Daniel | DNF / Disqualified | |
| deBaer | DNF / Disqualified | |
| DK | DNF / Disqualified | |
| dorkeline | DNF / Disqualified | |
| granny | DNF / Disqualified | |
| IBO | DNF / Disqualified | |
| Jalupa | DNF / Disqualified | |
| Littlelion | DNF / Disqualified | |
| Martina.Me | DNF / Disqualified | |
| myphone | DNF / Disqualified | |
| Saebtopus | DNF / Disqualified | |
| Schnapspraline | DNF / Disqualified | |
| SevenOfMine | DNF / Disqualified | |
| shado | DNF / Disqualified | |
| Tom | DNF / Disqualified |
Time Slots & Sign Up
Sign up is available at the segfaultdragons assembly. Taken timeslots may be updated periodically on the website. Please see the list @ the desk for the latest info.
| Time slot | max. Duration | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-27 12:00:00 | 01:30:00 | Bas | Gili | Martina.me | diigo |
| 2024-12-27 14:00:00 | 01:30:00 | Aleksa | D2887 | deBaer | TheComet |
| 2024-12-27 16:00:00 | 01:30:00 | sinitax | DK | Littlelion | Benedikt |
| 2024-12-27 18:00:00 | 01:30:00 | ceres-c | IBO | müles | SevenOfMine |
| 2024-12-27 20:00:00 | 01:30:00 | O1y | mgjm | Luis | Jalupa |
| 2024-12-27 22:00:00 | 03:30:00 | Calisti | Björn | flummer | GUM |
| 2024-12-28 12:00:00 | 01:30:00 | bunnie | ole | Balda | Aleks |
| 2024-12-28 14:00:00 | 01:30:00 | dorkeline | Trago | Peaceman | FilePhil |
| 2024-12-28 16:00:00 | 01:30:00 | thasti | sev | granny | yc |
| 2024-12-28 18:00:00 | 01:30:00 | Moritz | Daniel | DOMI | Saebtopus |
| 2024-12-28 20:00:00 | 01:30:00 | schnapspraline | SirDebugALot | The Goats | Martin |
| 2024-12-28 22:00:00 | 03:30:00 | Prisma | 0x63 | Pony | PsikoBlock |
| 2024-12-29 10:00:00 | 01:30:00 | Tsuna | bids | Plusle | Tom |
| 2024-12-29 12:00:00 | 01:30:00 | schwabis | Mummelix | Edeve | Ferrum |
| 2024-12-29 14:00:00 | 01:30:00 | Arne | bluefish | Nielsen | Malu |
| 2024-12-29 16:00:00 | 01:30:00 | Jadyn | Lynn | Bobo1239 | Vroland |
| 2024-12-29 18:00:00 | 01:30:00 | Robbe | Ulf_vom_Mond | g2sa | Moritz_fs04 |
| 2024-12-29 20:00:00 | 01:30:00 | jacopops | shado | unfoxo | Paschwuerfler |
| 2024-12-29 22:00:00 | 03:30:00 | Jay-Jay | Sivttex | Vetter | Katastrophet |
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