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3 months later
Quoted from phillyfan64:I have the Hakko FR-301. Works great but I still managed to pull up a few solder pads while trying to remove the undersized 1/4 watt resistors on some Bally plasma displays. The wires are bent way over and are very difficult to get out. Frustrating...
Heat may be just a touch too high.
But even in the best circumstances stuff happens.
Sometimes you have to wick away extra solderand cut leads with braid before you can even think about part extraction
Quoted from phillyfan64:Thanks. I’ll give that a try. Should I maybe add a little flux also?
I always add a little flux.
If the flux burns or carmelizes quickly, the temp is too high.
Quoted from undrdog:When I was resoldering a Bakelite in an EM advance unit, the old solder or flux carmalized. Didn’t seem to hurt the new solders or the connectivity.
Sometimes an old solder wouldn’t melt, took minutes. Some melt very easily. I’m using a hakko with digital temp. Any idea why some would be so hard to melt?
Add a little fresh solder.
63-37 has a lower melting point.
Quoted from Nokoro:Question for the group. I’m trying to find a decent but not overly expensive helping hands station with a good size magnifying glass, and I’m having trouble. Amazon has several models in the $35-50 range with multiple arms, but the magnifying glasses all seem to be 2 1/4” in diameter which is smaller than I am used to and seems a bit too small.
Anyone have any suggestions? Or, if you have used a 2 1/4” magnifying glass, how do you find it?
I should note that I’m not just using this for pinball but some small side projects using prototype through hole boards.
Thanks!
I use a LED ring light with 8" lens.
Something like this:
2 months later
Quoted from mof:Nub question - who can give a high level "when why and what for" on soldering iron vs soldering gun?
I have a hakko soldering iron workstation with a temp dial and a nice chisel tip that gets me through most situations, that I'm VERY happy with. But still very curious.
I use my old 60's weller gun with the roundy plate chisel tip on braids and stuff.
Its heavy and powerful! Not so good for PC boards lol
Its a beast!
2 weeks later
Quoted from mof:That's helpful -- I guess I could also ask, "If a guy already has a good soldering iron, is there a good reason to get a soldering gun?"
Its handy for big jobs to heat the contact without a lot of heat build up in the surrounding area, however a big chisel tip does a similar job at about 100 watts but you have to wait for it to heat up.
I used it a lot when building model train track, it was perfect.
I just use mine because it big, heavy and cool to use, like a sci-fi ray gun! And it heats up almost instantly.
I also like the bright dual lights when you pull the trigger.
260 watts ia a beast but they also have a 140 watt version.
Quoted from TheLaw:Not that I can see, other than if you don't have time for an iron to warm up. I used to have a gun and I csnt really think of a situation it was better for me. Big & Bulky doesn't seem like an advantage under a PF.
I have agree with this.
However, a big heavy retro ray-gun is a lot of fun...
(Yes im into the kirkland scotch again...)
1 year later
Quoted from guitarded:The only way to tell if it is still there is to lick it.
How does it taste? A little metallic?
A little too metallic?
A little bit between the cheek and gum...
Evidently never went fishing, never used lead sinkers, never used split shot...
Im surprised Im still alive lol.
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