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- | ====== Good Soldering ====== | + | ======== Soldering ======== |
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+ | //FIXME Update this page with more pictures at least// | ||
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+ | ===== Soldering well ===== | ||
A quote from [[http://www.elecraft.com/TechNotes/Ask_Dr_Solder.html|Ask Dr. Solder]] sums things up quite well: | A quote from [[http://www.elecraft.com/TechNotes/Ask_Dr_Solder.html|Ask Dr. Solder]] sums things up quite well: | ||
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- | ====== Quotes from the forum: ====== | + | ===== Quotes from the forum: ===== |
//i have had a few peeling pads when doing these boards, it seems that the recoil from the pump hitting the hot pad/trace can strip it off sometimes... (it's certainly also bent some very thick wires) i'm going to get some desoldering braid instead// | //i have had a few peeling pads when doing these boards, it seems that the recoil from the pump hitting the hot pad/trace can strip it off sometimes... (it's certainly also bent some very thick wires) i'm going to get some desoldering braid instead// | ||
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- | ====== Some More Tips ====== | + | ===== Some More Tips ===== |
* Make sure your board is //clean!// A bare copper board has noticable oxidization within minutes. Before soldering, consider lightly scrubbing your board with steel wool and a little solvent (isopropyl alcohol works well). Even tinned/plated boards are filthy - you'd be surprised what you wipe off if you pour a little alcohol on it and rub it vigorously with a paper towel. | * Make sure your board is //clean!// A bare copper board has noticable oxidization within minutes. Before soldering, consider lightly scrubbing your board with steel wool and a little solvent (isopropyl alcohol works well). Even tinned/plated boards are filthy - you'd be surprised what you wipe off if you pour a little alcohol on it and rub it vigorously with a paper towel. | ||
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- | ====== And Even More Tips ====== | + | ==== And Even More Tips ==== |
Black Light - The best and easiest way I've found for checking if there are any bad solders or shorts on my boards is to look at the boards under a black light (I'm using a screw in fluorescent bulb). The resin board comes out bright green and the solder, which I find a pain to see clearly sometimes, comes out dark purple. You can easily see any missed pins or anything else that may cause problems later on. -MOG151;) | Black Light - The best and easiest way I've found for checking if there are any bad solders or shorts on my boards is to look at the boards under a black light (I'm using a screw in fluorescent bulb). The resin board comes out bright green and the solder, which I find a pain to see clearly sometimes, comes out dark purple. You can easily see any missed pins or anything else that may cause problems later on. -MOG151;) | ||
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- | ====== Bad Soldering ======= | + | ===== Bad Soldering ====== |
see -> [[Bad Solderings Gallery]] | see -> [[Bad Solderings Gallery]] | ||
+ | ===== Making a LCD Cable ===== | ||
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+ | Follow the guide in PDF here : | ||
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+ | http://www.midibox.org/users/jim_henry/building_a_midibox_lcd_cable.pdf | ||