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Monkeyvoodoo:

Not sure how I doubled posted...

Fursphere:

Hot solder will not "stick" to a cold electronic part.  You need to (slowly) pre-heat whatever you are going to solder (which is basically brazing in welding terms)

Flux can be very important - although I normally just use rosin core solder (nasty fumes, good solder joints). 

Practice makes perfect.  Don't be afraid to get a set of "third hands" to help you too.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/a4bb/



yotsuya:

After testing it out at an arcade repair party, I just bought a Hakko Soldering Station as well as a Hakko desoldering gun. +1 on using quality equipment.

shponglefan:

I used to hate/suck at soldering until I learned how to do it right.  Mainly from following the information in these YouTube vids:





And +2 to having decent equipment.  Bought a Hakko FX-888D soldering station to replace my cheapy Home Depot soldering iron and haven't looked back.

Maximus:


--- Quote from: yotsuya on July 06, 2013, 03:02:51 pm ---After testing it out at an arcade repair party, I just bought a Hakko Soldering Station as well as a Hakko desoldering gun. +1 on using quality equipment.

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I also use a hakko station. A quality iron took me from completely useless to recapping my own monitors and doing other everyday electronics repair and builds. Just another example of a quality tool making your life a thousand times easier.

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