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TerryB's Soldering Guide

By terryb

8 years ago


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    Post #1 Terry outlines upcoming posts and discusses the performance differences in soldering equipment. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #2 Terry discusses temperature controlled soldering stations. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #4 Tips - sizes, shapes, brands, construction, and links to more in-depth articles. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #7 Maintenance of soldering tips. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #16 Types of solder, flux, and their usage. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #18 Desoldering equipment and how to use it. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #29 Maintaining your Hakko FR300 desoldering equipment. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #32 Other tools - picks, spudgers, cutters, clamps, tape, magnifier. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #42 Basic lead solder safety practices for hobbyists. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

    Post #44 Anti-static information. Posted by terryb (8 years ago)

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    #301 8 years ago
     
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    Giraffejumper

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    US Birmingham, AL

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    Newb here. Found this from the Pinwiki site.
    Very helpful along with the Elanco kit.
    I am replacing a couple of micro switches.
    Holy crap is that almost impossible to do alone, and then just as hard when I got my wife to help.
    Got lucky on the first one.
    Put a bit of solder on the wires and a bit extra on the switch where I already soldered in the diode.
    Then heated the blob on the diode end and both wires melded to it.
    It works perfectly.
    Then did it on switch #2 and no luck.
    It's hard as hell to keep those wires together and then stick it to the diode part.
    Is there an actual method for this?
    I can't find videos or anything and I am just guessing on how to get the wires on there based on what I saw a tech do at the arcade.
    Is this where the physical connection comes in? It seems like it would be so hard to get them in there with the diode moving around.
    Thanks for any input!

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    #304 8 years ago
     
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    Giraffejumper

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    Thank you! That will make it a lot easier next time.
    It turns out that mine wasn't working because I forgot to plug in the wire to the middle lug.
    Now that I realize that I learned a shortcut, I will be doing it the correct way next time and just keep my fingers crossed that this holds for a bit.
    But I feel a lot more empowered now that I'm not at someone else's mercy to get my machine fixed for basic things ever again!
    Now if I can just get up the courage to do a reflow on the molex connector pins that are causing my lights to go in and out as I wiggle it.
    Thanks for making this great thread!
    -Phil

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