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clovis
Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Tejas
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: Soldering Help Neede |
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Hey guys,
I'm tearing apart an HM strat I have right now to finally learn how "it all works". I'm trying to teach myself how to solder too. I've been practicing on some junk pedals that I was about to throw away and..well..let's just say I can make a glob of solder on something...but desoldering just isn't going well.
I bought a full set of soldering tools...desolder copper braid...suction tool...iron holder with a sponge, heatsink, alligator clips, and a 40 watt iron, etc. hehehe I'm having the WORST time getting capacitors, resistors, hell even wires off of a circut board and I've already made a MESS of a DOD delay pedal that I started practicing on.hehehe
What's the secret? It's like I put the hot iron on the connection..hold it..the previous solder joint starts to melt..and before I can drop the suction tool or copper braid and grab the pillars to remove the componant...well..the solder is hard again and it won't come out. I've pulled and pulled after melting the solder and the damn componants just break and the legs are still stuck on the circut board.
I know SOMEONE here has gone through this too...so any advice is appreciated.
Take care
John R. _________________ http://www.johnredden.com |
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scottl
Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 159
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: Soldering Help Neede |
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Paging Paco!! He works on small pedals all the time!
clovis wrote: | Hey guys,
I'm tearing apart an HM strat I have right now to finally learn how "it all works". I'm trying to teach myself how to solder too. I've been practicing on some junk pedals that I was about to throw away and..well..let's just say I can make a glob of solder on something...but desoldering just isn't going well.
I bought a full set of soldering tools...desolder copper braid...suction tool...iron holder with a sponge, heatsink, alligator clips, and a 40 watt iron, etc. hehehe I'm having the WORST time getting capacitors, resistors, hell even wires off of a circut board and I've already made a MESS of a DOD delay pedal that I started practicing on.hehehe
What's the secret? It's like I put the hot iron on the connection..hold it..the previous solder joint starts to melt..and before I can drop the suction tool or copper braid and grab the pillars to remove the componant...well..the solder is hard again and it won't come out. I've pulled and pulled after melting the solder and the damn componants just break and the legs are still stuck on the circut board.
I know SOMEONE here has gone through this too...so any advice is appreciated.
Take care
John R. |
_________________ www.scottlernermusic.com |
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Casanoverdrive
Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 7 Location: the middle of nowhere!
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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try to prepare the wires with a thin layer of soldering-iron before soldering it onto the circuit-board.....you'll never have any probs at all!
greetz
Paco _________________ keep your analog balance! |
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gtrwrks
Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 0
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