jdawg 5,000+ posts
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**** dude dont give up, these look sweet and will ROCK, if you are that pissed get one of the guys on here to build the crossovers for ya
Haha im not giving up. Im just pissed because if these are ****ed it was a $140.00 Mistake. it *****. im not totally giving up on the xovers but would this crossover work? it seems like it would?**** dude dont give up, these look sweet and will ROCK, if you are that pissed get one of the guys on here to build the crossovers for ya
Yes. Get a desoldering bulb or quick fingers and heat up each connection and pull out each lead from its hole. Once the components are out, re-sharpie the circuit and let it etch in the solution until ALL of the copper is gone except for where the sharpie is. Then re-connect and re solder. At that point, you can then snip off the ends of each component so you don't have 1.5" of excess lead sticking out.Is there anyway i can salvage the crossovers?
In electronics, for beginners, they try to tell people to use 15w - 25w soldering irons. Over time you learn to masterAnd no, I am firmly against soldering guns 100% for circuitry work. They are far too unwieldy for precision soldering.
To each his own. You've done a lot more soldering than I, but I still say the possibility of roasting **** is too high with a gun. Not only that, the tips on guns are almost always too fat to make them useful for PCB work.In electronics, for beginners, they try to tell people to use 15w - 25w soldering irons. Over time you learn to master soldering using higher heat, lets say 45w - 50w and the job is so much easier. A home made crossover like these with
fat traces and thick leads can be done with a 100w gun if you attack the joint quickly, but the ~50w iron is nice as it works
for all these projects well.
Well i did and tried that i just think i was a little excessive on the actual solder.Maybe you shoulda googled a how-to on soldering first??? Keep it up, you'll get there.
These home made crossovers with big azz traces are fine. You won't beTo each his own. You've done a lot more soldering than I, but I still say the possibility of roasting **** is too high with a gun. Not only that, the tips on guns are almost always too fat to make them useful for PCB work.