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shardian:

--- Quote from: atarihomestar on October 22, 2007, 12:33:13 pm ---I got my KeyWiz in the mail on Saturday.  It's the EZ-Solder model.  I want to make a test control panel.  Can I solder to the KeyWiz, and then can I "un-solder" the KeyWiz, so I can use it with my real control panel?  If so, is there a trick to it?  It'd seem like I can just heat up the solder, and take out the wire.  but then that will leave some solder on the board, it seems.

Help?

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By heating up the wire and removing, you'll make a mess with solder plus you create the possibilty of tearing up the solder lugs. Always desolder properly - either with a desoldering iron, a soldapult, or desoldering braid. I personally prefer the braid...but the solapult is really fun to use. ;D
HaRuMaN:
What is a soldapult?  I use a solder sucker or the braid.
ChadTower:

Solder sucker = soldapult.
atarihomestar:
Looks like the De-soldering Braid is the cheapest, and probably easiest to use way to desolder, (but not the funnest) so I'll go with that one. 

So my Radio Shack shopping list is:
  30 watt pencil style soldering iron
  Soldering iron stand
  De-soldering braid
  Solder

Radio Shack lists a bunch of different types of solder.  Do I just want the Clear Flux Solder?  There's also rosin based and silver-bearing.

Oh, and thanks again guys.  I really have no idea what I'm doing, so without you I wouldn't be doing anything.
If it ends up that I actually end up with a working MAME machine, I'll owe it all to you guys on this forum.
HaRuMaN:

--- Quote from: atarihomestar on October 22, 2007, 02:58:26 pm ---Oh, and thanks again guys.  I really have no idea what I'm doing, so without you I wouldn't be doing anything.
If it ends up that I actually end up with a working MAME machine, I'll owe it all to you guys on this forum.

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I take donations... my PayPal address is...  j/k, lol

It's a fun hobby.
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