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Soldering tips?
Onji:
Hey guys. I'm going to be doing Minwah's mousehack ( http://mamewah.mameworld.net/mousehack.html ) tonight on a happs 3" blue translucent trackball i just got.
The only other soldering i have done, was for the lights on my coin door. I got the job done, but it came out ugly and the solder was clumped up etc.
I would rather do a better job on this, does anyone have any tips on soldering? I searched the boards but didnt really find anything.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
Bgnome:
use a little bit of flux every time and dont let the solder directly touch the iron. it also helps to coat the iron in fresh solder and tin the wires..
Onji:
--- Quote from: Bgnome on July 20, 2004, 12:02:33 pm ---use a little bit of flux every time and dont let the solder directly touch the iron. it also helps to coat the iron in fresh solder and tin the wires..
--- End quote ---
As you can tell, i'm a noob in this department. If i dont touch the solder directly to the iron, how do i melt it? and what do you mean by tinning the wires.
Thanks
SirPeale:
There are many resources on the 'net to give you advice with soldering. All you need do is search.
Onji:
thanks...