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Soldering antenna jack back onto tv tuner by brogers 1 214 The RF antenna jack snapped off the tv tuner and I want to just solder it bac...
by brogers 28 days ago
soldering platinum by tmort 1 97 I am making an electrode out of two small strips of platinum. Do I need to u...
by tmort about 1 month ago
aligning and re-mounting bga's by lmarcucci7 2 70 could anyone please enlighten me on how i can reseat and align bga packages b...
by lmarcucci7 Aug 01 2010
de-soldering SMD connectors by Theo (unregistered) 2 2569 This is a little tricky, since hot air could melt the plastic. Chipquik may ...
by scott (admin) Jun 21 2010
PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS SPOON WAS USED FOR SOLDERING? by PLEASE (unregistered) 4 384 I will tell you now that it WAS NOT used for soldering. I found the same thin...
by sigma42 Feb 18 2010
Ayoue 2702A desoldering gun problems by Fabio Agnelli (unregistered) 2 535 I bought one of these and so far I love it. I have only used the soldering gu...
by BillK (unregistered) Sep 08 2009
Connecting a switch by MGZero (unregistered) 2 422 What kind of soldering iron are you using? Most likely, you're not able to h...
by scott (admin) May 20 2010
Best soldering station for a beginner... by CRAZYNEWBEAT.... 2 350 Hey, Neither irons are the greatest. You want to look for an iron that has a...
by auxren (admin) May 10 2010
PCBA Soldering by lalala (unregistered) 2 368 Hey, Full wicking of solder means that the solder has fully surrounded the p...
by auxren (admin) May 10 2010
Soldering Laptop Speakers by Ryan (unregistered) 2 625 Hi everyone, I got a couple laptop speakers that I salvaged from my brothe...
by Ryan (unregistered) Mar 29 2010
Best soldering station for a beginner... by CRAZYNEWBEAT.... (unregistered) 1 90 Hello, I am new to soldering and i am going to buy a small cheap soldering s...
by CRAZYNEWBEAT.... (unregistered) Apr 30 2010
Motherboard Soldering Procedures by krazzzzykay 1 365 I have some laptop motherboard DC jack repairs and desktop motherboard compon...
by krazzzzykay Apr 27 2010
Soldering stainless steel by Envergure 1 286 How do you solder copper wire to stainless steel? The solder really doesn't ...
by Envergure Apr 17 2010
Solder not sticking to wire? Need urgent help! by Cait (unregistered) 1 141 Ok, so I'm trying to solder some wire together - I'm making a lamp frame, whi...
by Cait (unregistered) Apr 15 2010
Copper Contact Ripped off along with USB male (Thumb drive) by b0guinet (unregistered) 1 149 There are two solder points and two points with no solder because the USB too...
by b0guinet (unregistered) Mar 19 2010
auto solder outdoors by lockster0191 (unregistered) 2 264 I've seen this as well where the wires have a blackish color to them, particu...
by markcm (unregistered) Mar 09 2010
Using a Solder pot to tin wires by dannyhop (unregistered) 2 191 Since a solder pot has a large heat reservoir, you don't need to have it at t...
by scott (admin) Feb 22 2010
Overheating parts by Envergure 2 358 Most parts have different temperatures listed for operating and soldering. Y...
by scott (admin) Feb 22 2010
Soldering and Desoldering DC Sockets by David (unregistered) 3 214 Whether you need to clean it or not depends on the flux. If it's water solub...
by scott (admin) Feb 08 2010
What's the difference between these two soldering wire by Ricky (unregistered) 1 210 Hi. I would like to know what's the difference between the following solderi...
by Ricky (unregistered) Feb 13 2010
Soldering Iron Temperature by scott (admin) 1 196 Tony emailed us a good question: Got another question for you. How do you...
by scott (admin) Feb 12 2010
n00bie question about soldering by Craig (unregistered) -1 487
pneumatic soldering sucker by Andrea (unregistered) 1 265 Hello, I am trying to find out if a pneumatic soldering sucker exists? I'm t...
by Andrea (unregistered) Feb 03 2010
Super Solder, Alloy No. 60 by Tom (unregistered) 1 154 Can anyone tell me the composition of "Super Solder", alloy No. 60 ...
by Tom (unregistered) Feb 03 2010
Soldering Iron Help. by Wh0w4 (unregistered) 1 174 Maybe someone here can help me out, i am looking to convert a soldering iron ...
by Wh0w4 (unregistered) Jan 31 2010
Argghh by 1/8" audio connector repair (unregistered) 1 148 Hi all, trying to repair my computer headphones. It has a 1/8" male ...
by 1/8" audio connector repair (unregistered) Jan 26 2010
Xbox Red Ring of death Fix by Don (unregistered) 1 1409 I have made a write up for the RRoD fix including the Do's and Don'ts to fixi...
by Alex (unregistered) Oct 27 2009
Severe iron tip oxidation by Envergure 1 233 You will need to tin your tip. The way I do this is to scrape the oxidation o...
by ozwhiz Jan 06 2010
have you encountered a shorted IC pin yet there's no solder bridge? by gracey (unregistered) 1 197 Hello everyone, I have a problem, the pins of IC are shorted (as per info ...
by gracey (unregistered) Jan 06 2010
Solder Iron Damage? by binarynomad 1 229 I won't think it would damage the tip or the stand, but i do think it would s...
by Mitch (unregistered) Jan 05 2010