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soldering iron help
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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