On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 2:33 PM RETRO Innovations wrote:
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>
> I thought Hakko had tweezers as well, though maybe not for all base units.
I see them for the FX-888 base. Unfortunately I'm still rocking my
decades-old 936 system. Between the upgrade to an FX-888D and adding
on the tweezers, I'm loo
On 3/9/2021 1:29 PM, Josh Malone wrote:
Yeah, if I could afford Metcal gear, I'd be having a different
conversation. As it is, I'm looking for the best way to do the work I
do within my limited hobbyist budget.
-Josh
I thought Hakko had tweezers as well, though maybe not for all base units.
G
On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 4:35 AM Peter Noeth wrote:
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> I use the METCAL "electric tweezers" handle for resistor, ceramic cap, and
> MELF/Mini MELF diode removal. Just switch outlets on the Power Unit, and in 5
> seconds it is ready to use. I have also used it to remove SOT transistors and
> 8-p
I use the METCAL "electric tweezers" handle for resistor, ceramic cap, and
MELF/Mini MELF diode removal. Just switch outlets on the Power Unit, and in
5 seconds it is ready to use. I have also used it to remove SOT transistors
and 8-pin SOICs.
Regards,
Peter
>
> Changing tips on my Hakko is a
On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 12:21 PM RETRO Innovations wrote:
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> I know we're getting far afield of the main topic, but I'm curious as to
> rationale for a second soldering station. The Metcal has such cartridge
> tips, and I find that I just leave a few different types in the pencil
> iron receptacl
On 3/8/2021 8:20 AM, Josh Malone wrote:
On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 11:48 PM RETRO Innovations wrote:
That tip looks amazing. I sadly do not have a Hakko, but I'm almost convinced
to buy one just to try out that tip. Can you suggest a not terribly expensive
model to select? (I currently have a M
On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 4:03 AM Peter Noeth wrote:
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>
> Never use ROHS solder.
Well, sometimes you need to. And, as I said before, I was quite
shocked at the performance of the SRA SAC305 solder I used on my last
batch of SNES controller boards. Drag-solder performance, in
particular, was as goo
On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 11:48 PM RETRO Innovations wrote:
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> That tip looks amazing. I sadly do not have a Hakko, but I'm almost
> convinced to buy one just to try out that tip. Can you suggest a not
> terribly expensive model to select? (I currently have a Metcal MX500, and I
> love it, but
5. They have a ¼”
shaft so they might fit other irons as well.
Jeff Birt
From: M100 On Behalf Of Peter Noeth
Sent: Monday, March 8, 2021 3:03 AM
To: Model 100 Discussion
Subject: Re: [M100] "wave" solder aka "drag" solder
I am not sure the manufacturer, but I
On 3/6/21 9:37 PM, Josh Malone wrote:
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 8:26 PM Stephen Adolph wrote:
No I have been using paste stencil and hot air reflow. It is ok but I end up
with pins to fix up.
Okay, whew :)
I first learned to do SMD work when I built my first REX based on your
original gerber
occurs.
Anything .05" pitch and larger I solder one pin at a time. Of course I use
.010" solder to do it, so it's very controlled. Never use ROHS solder.
Regards,
Peter
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 19:30:20 -0500
> From: Josh Malone
On 3/7/2021 9:40 AM, Josh Malone wrote:
On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 4:25 AM Brian K. White wrote:
That tip is bizzarrely good for everything. It's both wide & flat, and
narrow & sharp, whichever you need just by rotating the iron to flip the
bevel up vertical or laying flat. You can get in and touch
On 7/3/21 8:02 pm, Brian K. White wrote:
Gotta link?
Not really, because what I advised was pointedly NOT to take any
praticular video as gospel, but instead to just search the term
"drag solder" or "drag technique" and watch at least a few, to
get a feel for the idea and sperate the essenti
On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 4:25 AM Brian K. White wrote:
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> That tip is bizzarrely good for everything. It's both wide & flat, and
> narrow & sharp, whichever you need just by rotating the iron to flip the
> bevel up vertical or laying flat. You can get in and touch an individual
> soic or qfn leg,
On 3/6/21 8:57 PM, Daryl Tester wrote:
On 7/3/21 10:14 am, Stephen Adolph wrote:
Brian suggested on Facebook to watch a video on drag soldering and am
I ever glad I did.
Gotta link?
Not really, because what I advised was pointedly NOT to take any
praticular video as gospel, but instead to
On 3/6/21 6:44 PM, Stephen Adolph wrote:
Brian suggested on Facebook to watch a video on drag soldering and am I
ever glad I did.
I learned that I have been using the wrong tip to solder with!
I went out yesterday and bought a wide flat tip for my iron, and I tried
to do drag soldering exactly
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 8:26 PM Stephen Adolph wrote:
>
> No I have been using paste stencil and hot air reflow. It is ok but I end up
> with pins to fix up.
Okay, whew :)
I first learned to do SMD work when I built my first REX based on your
original gerbers and firmware. It was super stre
https://youtu.be/nyele3CIs-U
This is the one I watched.
And I agree that the right amount of solder to start the wave but not leave
bridges... and lots of flux..
On Saturday, March 6, 2021, Daryl Tester <
dt-m...@handcraftedcomputers.com.au> wrote:
> On 7/3/21 10:14 am, Stephen Adolph wrote:
>
On 7/3/21 10:14 am, Stephen Adolph wrote:
Brian suggested on Facebook to watch a video on drag soldering and am I ever
glad I did.
Gotta link?
Cheers,
--dt
No I have been using paste stencil and hot air reflow. It is ok but I end
up with pins to fix up.
Never too old to learn!
On Saturday, March 6, 2021, Josh Malone wrote:
> Oh wow! Have you been soldering each pin on the REX boards so far?
>
> I'm a huge fan of the T18-C tips (on my Hakko)
>
> O
(Sorry - premature send)
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 7:26 PM Josh Malone wrote:
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> Oh wow! Have you been soldering each pin on the REX boards so far?
>
> I'm a huge fan of the T18-C tips (on my Hakko)
https://hakkousa.com/t18-c3-bevel-tip.html
but pretty much every iron has beveled tips like this.
Oh wow! Have you been soldering each pin on the REX boards so far?
I'm a huge fan of the T18-C tips (on my Hakko)
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 6:44 PM Stephen Adolph wrote:
>
> Brian suggested on Facebook to watch a video on drag soldering and am I ever
> glad I did.
> I learned that I have been usin
Brian suggested on Facebook to watch a video on drag soldering and am I
ever glad I did.
I learned that I have been using the wrong tip to solder with!
I went out yesterday and bought a wide flat tip for my iron, and I tried to
do drag soldering exactly like I saw on youtube.
Wow what a difference!
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