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Buying/owning your first pin - things you wish you had known

By SheriffBarclay

5 years ago


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    #30 5 years ago

    Definitely solid advice here. Nothing much to add, but as said in a few posts get a good soldering iron and multimeter now. I actually bought one of these (https://www.amazon.com/Tree-Assemble-Kit-Color-LED/dp/B06Y44CJ4B/ref=sr_1_1) to practice soldering first, then got a broken CPU board to practice changing some components before I had to do any repairs in my first pin. I think I would have been much more nervous if I hadn't done that, it's inevitable that at some point you do have to pull out the soldering iron to do something.

    I got a Hakko FR888 soldering iron and FR300 desoldering tool, both excellent IMHO. There are a lot of threads on that on Pinside, just search for soldering iron

    #38 5 years ago

    It's definitely an addiction, and you'll end up buying almost anything pinball related. I had to buy this six pack yesterday just because of the label, and I'm not a fan of double IPAs

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