i think he is alot more capable then what he might be leading us to believe... :-)
On Jul 20, 2013, at 3:56 PM, Alexandre Souza wrote: > > And he asks if he can reuse a KESTER solder roll...Oh my :o) > > (kester is the best brand of solder known...And of course, not avaiable in > Brazil) > > But it would be best if you could find a 0,5mm 63/37 roll. It flows better > and the small diameter makes you make less mistakes. > > --- > Enviado do meu Motorola PT550 > Meu site: http://www.tabalabs.com.br > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gaetano" <gaetano...@gmail.com> > To: <vintage-macs@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:31 AM > Subject: Re: Are my 2 Powerbook 100 only for the trashcan? > > > 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? > 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) > > 1uF 50V > 47uF 16V > 10uF 16V > > Thanks for all the fun I am having on this thread! > Gaetano > > > > 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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