In addition to all the great advice about soldering, I'd like
to add my two cents: holding the item to be soldered, and
the solder, and the board, and the iron, is a neat trick.
In the "real world", there are tools to help - PC board vices
with hold downs that help steady the component. In the sha
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I don't use a sponge,
however. I use a 'curly' stainless steel kitchen pot 'scrubbie' and
need only to plunge the tip down into the scrubbie to clean it off
without losing any of the tip temp to the moisture of a damp sponge.
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FWIW Maplin
Hi Ron:
In keeping with this thread I wonder if the tools used are as much at
fault as the technique?
I use a Weller WTCPN station with 60/40 solder and a fine tip, and
find that the plated tips seem to "lose" their tinning and have to be
swiped through the sponge and a bit of solder applied.
Colleagues,
In keeping with this thread I wonder if the tools used are as much at
fault as the technique?
I use a Weller WTCPN station with 60/40 solder and a fine tip, and
find that the plated tips seem to "lose" their tinning and have to be
swiped through the sponge and a bit of solder
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