I suck at soldering!
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How can anyone suck at soldering? So long as you have a steady hand and a fine enough iron you should be ok. Practise, dear boy, practise!
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Practise, dear boy, practise
I find the best way not to use Americanisations is to Practice, dear boy, practice!
Er...Try again. It is one of those where accusations of being an Americanism are completely misleading, or indeed, wrong. Practise is the Verb and Practice is the Noun. Except in the US where Practice is used for both. See Here[^] and here[^]. This[^] should remove any vestiges of doubt and uncertainty remaining within that head thing of yours.
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Er...Try again. It is one of those where accusations of being an Americanism are completely misleading, or indeed, wrong. Practise is the Verb and Practice is the Noun. Except in the US where Practice is used for both. See Here[^] and here[^]. This[^] should remove any vestiges of doubt and uncertainty remaining within that head thing of yours.
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Any connector is a PITA to solder. Dont feel bad :)
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I've got to attempt resoldering a mini-usb surface mount connector back on a board. Not looking forward to it. Additionally my brother tried to do it and didn't have the right tools and left a glob so have to work that out also.
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I've got to attempt resoldering a mini-usb surface mount connector back on a board. Not looking forward to it. Additionally my brother tried to do it and didn't have the right tools and left a glob so have to work that out also.
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www.jaxcoder.com[^] WinHeistI read that as ...
Mike Hankey wrote:
a mini-sub surface
I had visions of you welding underwater trying to gain access to a diving bell.
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I read that as ...
Mike Hankey wrote:
a mini-sub surface
I had visions of you welding underwater trying to gain access to a diving bell.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I had visions of you welding underwater trying to gain access to a diving bell.
No that was last week, I do salvage diving when I'm not out saving beached whales.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I had visions of you welding underwater trying to gain access to a diving bell.
No that was last week, I do salvage diving when I'm not out saving beached whales.
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Soldering is like art, either you can do it, or you can't. Most folks can be trained to draw what they wish to represent, most of us never get beyond drawing stick people. I used to train people on the assembly line to solder. I could tell within 15 minutes if they were able to solder or not. (I spent six years in a PCB manufacturing plant) Yeah, watching someone who knows what they are doing, does make it look easy. Those people drive me mad. The upshot is that about roughly 80% of those who try can do it. Good luck with your soldering adventure! :)
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I was in Florida at the time sipp'n on a busch beer at an oyster roast not even close to the Atlantic at the time of the alleged incident. That's my story and I'm stickn to it!
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Oi leave the whales out of it! :laugh:
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Any connector is a PITA to solder. Dont feel bad :)
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I feel your pain. All my efforts at soldering would leave me with burnt fingers and himalayas on the pcb I was trying to solder a component to.
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Shouldn't feel bad at all. Especially considering the task ... 15 pin d-sub connector. I've attempted that and failed. And I'm good at component and trace board. Best bet is to get as far down the cord on either side of the connector heads as possible (middle) cut the cord there and then spice another equally long piece of "good end" to the half you've got no problems with. Believe me! Reasons y-fail -> all that new stuff you're soldering won't fit in the new shell and more over, all those wires are sheilded and that protection from static can't be duplicated soldering by hand then attempting to refoil, no matter what your skill level.
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I feel your pain. All my efforts at soldering would leave me with burnt fingers and himalayas on the pcb I was trying to solder a component to.
What's so hard about it? Apply the heat only briefly, just enough to melt away a little of the solder, pull away the solder, let it spread on the pad and withdraw the soldering iron. It's all over in less than a second and then you go on to the next contact. Just don't keep frying the board eternally and keep adding solder, nothing really to it.
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I can assure you, I'm probably worse than you are at surface mounting. I have sausages for fingers.
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What's so hard about it? Apply the heat only briefly, just enough to melt away a little of the solder, pull away the solder, let it spread on the pad and withdraw the soldering iron. It's all over in less than a second and then you go on to the next contact. Just don't keep frying the board eternally and keep adding solder, nothing really to it.
"I just exchanged opinions with my boss. I went in with mine and came out with his." - me, 2011 ---
I am endeavoring, Madam, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins - Mr. Spock 1935 and me 2011Unfortunately, I'm just not "handy" which is funny as my old man was a brick layer and as handy as they come but I seem to have missed that part of the gene pool.
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Try this book. As DD said, its down to the correct iron, but in additon good heat, and for electical work a specialized flux cored solder - regular flux will corode your joints and cause them to come apart. Keep all surfaces including the iron tip clean.
Ger
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Go away. Or I'll burglarize your house.
Just don't step on the door mat! :~
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