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Accidentally bridged two solder points - what should I do?

By S0RRY

8 years ago


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#16 8 years ago

Be careful using rubbing alcohol, as it usually contains skin conditioning ingredients such as lanolin and aloe, which can leave an undesired residue behind. Much better to use 91% (the maximum purity possible with distillation) isopropanol as it will evaporate much more cleanly (pharmacies have it). You can also use commercially available flux remover sprays (Techspray is my preference); they are a bit more expensive but they are anhydrous, do a more thorough job, and evaporate more quickly.

Your solder connections look perfectly fine, BTW.

For future reference, the best way to fix a solder bridge is to use desoldering braid or a solder sucker. Also note that it's much easier to get a solder bridge between two adjacent pads connected by a trace than two pads which are insulated from each other. You might also consider using thinner gauge solder wire; 0.028-0.035" is probably optimal for typical pinball PCBs (my "go to" solder for nearly all through-hole PCB work is Kester #285 0.031" 63/37 - been using it a very long time, wets and flows easily and quickly, has a mildly-activated flux which is less aggressive and doesn't actually require cleaning, and I have never experienced a joint failure).

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