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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Good info, LM...thanks! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Thanks for the Lotion Mable. |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | I learned soldering to NASA spec's about a hundred years ago in the Marines. Very good post and...
Nice work bumping the post count with the double posts! J/K
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA | Thanks MolonLabe for the excellent soldering tutorial. Being somewhat 'challenged' in my soldering technique, this will come in very handy.
Anything worth doing is worth over doing...
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Location: New Thermopylae | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
... wick is the way to finish it up. Especially when a circuit board solder pad has a hole for component mounting! Don't forget to check both sides of the board.
BTW, I only use wicking braid for desoldering.
In the case of re-wiring a speaker lug or surface mounting, by following the guidelines, more than satisfactory results can be obtained just using a solder sucker for desoldering.
Beal, if you're using 'Lotion Mable'® for lip balm, don't lick your lips! ;) |
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Location: Scotland | For the last decade I've been using propane irons. They can go up to 400 degrees in a matter of seconds and you don't need to be tied to a power outlet, so great for mid-gig repairs. I bought a mini fume extractor for the workbench at the store, solder fumes are seriously carcinogenic |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | OK, I won't lick. Must have misread the motion lable. |
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