whats some really sticky solder?

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderfaq.htm

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[ramos 5,000+ posts]

ok i getcha //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif , ill probably post pics once completed later, but i have to wait on my friend to come over again with his 100 watt solder gun, my 25 watt gun is quite pathetic

Yep ditch the wood burner //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

that soldering FAQ is extremly helpfull, thank you... i've been doing it completly wrong... now i know why my solder was beading up and not adhering correctly

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Hence why it keeps coming loose. No problem man //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[reneeb7363 10+ year member]

ALL you ever wanted to know about proper soldering techniques.

http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderfaq.htm

......in abriged form all this means is that the lead/tin compuond (solder) is drawn to heat. In order for you to get good adhesion to a specific metalic component you must create heat within said component to draw the compund to it...hence making a perfect connection.

here is another link worthy of looking at... it shows the importance of de-soldering the area (cleaning) and how NOT to solder a connection.

http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/desolderpix.htm

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

lol the entire time i was just mashing solder onto the tip of the iron then "drawing" it into the holes where the pins go into like ink from a pen