On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 4:31 AM, Gaetano <gaetano...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > after reading your invaluable suggestions (thank you!) I checked what I > already have at home and see if there is anything that can be reused. > I guess that the roll of solder is ok, if I correctly understand the label > it is 60/40 and then I have a solder sucker, the one on the right. > Are they ok? Is it better to have the wick? > It is better to have the wick if possible. The sucker is great for larger joints where you need to remove a lot of solder but it's harder to use on small ones. The wick will make cleaning up the pads before resoldering a lot easier. I have 2mm right now which is a good general purpose, 1.5mm might work better for what you're doing: http://it.rs-online.com/web/p/trecce-per-dissaldatura/2214891/ > Back to the Charles' shopping list, cutters and pliers are ok, I have them. > Coming to capacitors, I am looking for them on some italian online stores, > what do you think about these ones? (Mostly Panasonic and Nichicon, I > understand from the thread that Panasonic are good ones) > > <http://it.rs-online.com/web/c/?sra=oss&r=t&searchTerm=smd+1uF+50V&x=0&y=0> > 1<http://it.rs-online.com/web/c/?sra=oss&r=t&searchTerm=smd+1uF+50V&x=0&y=0>uF > 50V > 47uF 16V<http://it.rs-online.com/web/c/?searchTerm=smd+47uF+16V&sra=oss&r=t> > 10uF > 16V<http://it.rs-online.com/web/c/?sra=oss&r=t&searchTerm=smd+10uF+16V&x=0&y=0> > Charles or others will probably have better specific recommendations, but if you have the same value, the same (or higher) voltage rating, the same footprint (so the contacts on the cap match the pads on the board), and other physical dimensions are the same or smaller than the original, I think you should be OK with either of those brands. Bonus if you can get high temp or long life rated caps. The dimension info will be in the datasheet that is linked from the product page under "Documentazione Tecnica", which I'm guessing is Technical Documentation. > > Thanks for all the fun I am having on this thread! > > We're having a lot of fun, too! :) Stickman > > On Jul 19, 2013, at 22:06, Clark Martin <cm...@sonic.net> wrote: > > > On Jul 19, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Hardware Mack wrote: > > i recommend 60/40 tin/lead solder as well. > you can still get it online… most walk-in places will not carry it any > more… > > But yes 60/40 rosen core solder is the best with this vintage stuff… i > have a huge roll that i'v had for 6 years. > once its gone i will be sad. > > > > When I have trouble removing parts from newer boards I'll often use a > solder sucker to remove as much of the lead-free solder, then re-solder it > with 60/40 solder and THEN use the solder sucker or wick to remove the > solder or otherwise remove the part. Replacing the lead-free with leaded > solder lowers the melting point (even if the solder is now a mix) and makes > it a lot easier to get parts out. It also reduces the likely hood of > damaging the board in the process. > > > I am pretty sure mcdermd only uses lead free solder. > You just have to be quick, and your iron has to be up all the way. > more heat is not good on the pads :) > > > > One of the hardest things to get through to newbies is that a higher heat, > hotter iron (within limits) is better because it heats up the work area > fast rather than a lower heat iron which takes time to heat up the work > area and therefore spreads the heat farther. > > > > I'd been soldering for about 40 years, usually just using an un-controlled > iron (25 or 50W), when I bought a controlled soldering station. Now I > won't go back. I use a wiring pencil a lot, this requires a pretty high > (800+ degrees) temperature to burn off the enamel insulation on the wire. > The wire is basically a magnetic wire but the enamel coating burns off at > a lower temperature than normal mag wire, lower but still pretty high > by electronic soldering standards. I previously used an uncontrolled 50 W > iron but it tended to be too hot and destroyed tips pretty fast. 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