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NVRAM Weebly sell assembled rectifier board?

By pindude80

2 years ago


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#5 2 years ago

I'm getting ready to solder your kit this week, needed to learn how to solder first.
Quick question in regards to that: are there any recommended components so I can instead of soldering the wires directly to a through hole pad to something like a screw terminal or something? Soldering wires to pads is arguably still my weakest skill.
Thank you.

#9 2 years ago
Quoted from barakandl:

I suppose you could put a screw terminal at every single transformer wire connection. I wouldn't recommend it, but you can do whatever you like. Another brand does this. I would be worried the corroded wires going high resistance burning up. A few connections are going to be high current, but you can find appropriately rated terminals.
The issue with the transformer wires is they are often corroded. You strip back the wire many inches and it is still all corroded and will not want to accept solder. You can fray out the wires and try and to abrasively knock off some of the corrosion. Re tin the wire. Then solder it to the board. Make sure to heat the circuit board hole and wire at the same time. Once hot enough the solder should just flow nicely. If you can't get the solder to flow, try a bigger iron tip and increase the temperature. This circuit board is made with double thick copper and the traces are all very wide which act as a heat sink sucking the heat off your iron tip.
Someone makes a new transformer to rect wiring harness, sorry I forget who. If the transformer tap wires are really nasty, consider getting new ones. Should make it easier to solder.

I did get a new wiring harness. IIRC it was from Third Coast Pinball. Thanks for the advise, I'll just practice some more. I bought some blank PCBs to practice on that - should come soon.

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