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auto solder outdoors by lockster0191 (unregistered) 2 110 I've seen this as well where the wires have a blackish color to them, particu...
by markcm (unregistered) 4 days ago
Using a Solder pot to tin wires by dannyhop (unregistered) 2 58 Since a solder pot has a large heat reservoir, you don't need to have it at t...
by scott (admin) 19 days ago
Overheating parts by Envergure 2 87 Most parts have different temperatures listed for operating and soldering. Y...
by scott (admin) 19 days ago
PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS SPOON WAS USED FOR SOLDERING? by PLEASE (unregistered) 3 126 I will tell you now that it WAS NOT used for soldering. I found the same thin...
by sigma42 23 days ago
Soldering and Desoldering DC Sockets by David (unregistered) 3 90 Whether you need to clean it or not depends on the flux. If it's water solub...
by scott (admin) Feb 08 2010
What's the difference between these two soldering wire by Ricky (unregistered) 1 60 Hi. I would like to know what's the difference between the following solderi...
by Ricky (unregistered) 27 days ago
Soldering Iron Temperature by scott (admin) 1 46 Tony emailed us a good question: Got another question for you. How do you...
by scott (admin) Feb 12 2010
n00bie question about soldering by Craig (unregistered) -1 327
pneumatic soldering sucker by Andrea (unregistered) 1 91 Hello, I am trying to find out if a pneumatic soldering sucker exists? I'm t...
by Andrea (unregistered) Feb 03 2010
Super Solder, Alloy No. 60 by Tom (unregistered) 1 23 Can anyone tell me the composition of "Super Solder", alloy No. 60 ...
by Tom (unregistered) Feb 03 2010
Soldering Iron Help. by Wh0w4 (unregistered) 1 42 Maybe someone here can help me out, i am looking to convert a soldering iron ...
by Wh0w4 (unregistered) Jan 31 2010
Argghh by 1/8" audio connector repair (unregistered) 1 29 Hi all, trying to repair my computer headphones. It has a 1/8" male ...
by 1/8" audio connector repair (unregistered) Jan 26 2010
Xbox Red Ring of death Fix by Don (unregistered) 1 1216 I have made a write up for the RRoD fix including the Do's and Don'ts to fixi...
by Alex (unregistered) Oct 27 2009
Severe iron tip oxidation by Envergure 1 94 You will need to tin your tip. The way I do this is to scrape the oxidation o...
by ozwhiz Jan 06 2010
have you encountered a shorted IC pin yet there's no solder bridge? by gracey (unregistered) 1 73 Hello everyone, I have a problem, the pins of IC are shorted (as per info ...
by gracey (unregistered) Jan 06 2010
Solder Iron Damage? by binarynomad 1 100 I won't think it would damage the tip or the stand, but i do think it would s...
by Mitch (unregistered) Jan 05 2010
Is 63/37 better than 60/40 for hand soldering? by scott (admin) 1 5276 one thing I've always wondered about was just how much of a "slurry"...
by scott (admin) Dec 20 2009
Problem with heat transfer by Dev (unregistered) 1 256 It's possible that the wire you're trying to solder is too big for the iron. ...
by SuperJdynamite Dec 20 2009
soldering tiny 20 pin connectors with wire leads by greg (unregistered) 1 88 I have a 20 pin connector that has all tiny 20 leads within a 1 cm square are...
by greg (unregistered) Dec 06 2009
BGA Desoldering by jkomets (unregistered) 1 106 I have a number of computer items with bad video RAM. I have tried baking two...
by jkomets (unregistered) Dec 02 2009
Repair on a Circuit Board by Nate (unregistered) 1 351 You should just solder the wire from your SMD LED to the circle.
by Guest (unregistered) Dec 02 2009
Desoldering by Cipherfx (unregistered) 3 655 To get solder out of holes, use desoldering braid and a high-wattage iron. I ...
by Guest (unregistered) Dec 02 2009
How to secure large component to SOLDER (making a jig?) by varocketry 1 350 Getting the originals off could be more of a challenge, unless you don't mind...
by scott (admin) Jun 07 2009
gpu soldering question... by noleadsucks 1 275 this question pertains to the 360 and its gpu .. from what im able to underst...
by noleadsucks Sep 20 2009
Soldering on car radio circuit board help! by Eric (unregistered) 1 122 I recently tried replacing the leds on my cars radio, but now the leds under ...
by Eric (unregistered) Nov 13 2009
water soluble flux by mike (unregistered) 1 471 The water soluble kind will probably require a little elbow grease, too. The...
by scott (admin) Nov 11 2009
No lead in soldering smoke? by kulpina (unregistered) 1 150 lead free smoke is worse because the flux used in the solder is generally mor...
by scott (admin) Nov 11 2009
Angled Phono Jacks by AudiophileX (unregistered) 1 128 Might be able to help if you post model numbers and clearer pics of all the e...
by scott (admin) Nov 01 2009
How To make a new Soldering Iron tip by David Cooksey 1 802 Thats a great idea on making your own tips. I make tips on my weller solderin...
by ozwhiz Sep 11 2009
Ayoue 2702A desoldering gun problems by Fabio Agnelli (unregistered) 1 414 I bought one of these and so far I love it. I have only used the soldering gu...
by BillK (unregistered) Sep 08 2009