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post #1 of 12
1/18/09 at 5:27pm
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Hello all,

I apologize if this question has been asked in this past but I'm somewhat curious. When you do Voltmods you're working with very tiny connections. Do you require a specific type of Soldering Iron to do this? Or do you achieve your results based on skill alone?

Again sorry if this has been asked in the past. I looked through the archive and didn't find anything on the subject.

Thank you,

Keith
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post #2 of 12
1/18/09 at 5:30pm
you can do Pencil mods that require no soldering, although im sure soldering is more effective and possibly risky, dont burn your pcb!
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post #3 of 12
1/18/09 at 5:31pm
You cut back on the coffee and the amphetamines.
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post #4 of 12
1/19/09 at 7:45pm
well yes a lot of it has to do with skill, also a very fine tip on the soldering iron along with thin solder helps a lot :]
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post #5 of 12
1/19/09 at 7:50pm
good tools always help, but it still takes skill
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post #6 of 12
3/8/12 at 1:24am
If you can hold a steady hand, it's not hard. It does require lots of practice to get the technique right though. You can practice by soldering on to old/dead stuff.
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post #7 of 12
3/8/12 at 1:32am
my weller wes51 is an absolute dream. i always used >50 dollar soldering irons before, and i never even knew what i was missing. the thing heats up in like 12 seconds and melts solder like butter. all my other irons i had to press on the solder and stuff. this thing is simply amazing.
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3/8/12 at 1:34am
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If you can hold a steady hand, it's not hard. It does require lots of practice to get the technique right though. You can practice by soldering on to old/dead stuff.

I think you just broke a thread necromancy record.
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3/8/12 at 3:54pm
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I think you just broke a thread necromancy record.

This. Do people not see it's from 3 years ago?
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3/8/12 at 8:35pm
A lot of it is skill that you gain after soldering for a while. Keep in mind that a higher wattage soldering iron will get too hot for certain work and will usually make it very difficult to solder. I find a 25w iron to be sufficient for most work on computer components. Anything higher and it gets hot too quickly thus causing very poor solder connections that either don't stick or are brittle. I try to use solder with lead in it because it allows for softer solder so connections do not snap as easily.
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