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Re: [PLUG] OT: soldering on the motherboard
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Actually a power connector has got some metal to it. If you have one of those super pointy tips on your iron you might want to change it out for a bigger, shorter more stubby one.
Eric is right speed is very important. You want to heat/unheat the metal as quickly as possible. I'm always torn between a little more power on the soldering iron which gives you less contact time, and less power with more contact time.
If you can rig a fixture to already have things held together that will makes things much easier as well. Even just an extra set of hands via a pair of needle noses can be very helpful. I'm always finding myself wishing I had an extra arm when soldering.
Also, get the pets out of the room. Cats & dogs can ruin a good solder job plus they can hurt themselves. I say this as my 2 cats just ran across my desk in front of the computer screen. See.... :-)
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----- Original Message -----
From: Eric [mailto:eric@lucii.org]
To:
Arthur S. Alexion [mailto:art.alexion@gmail.com], Philadelphia Linux
User's Group Discussion List [mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org]
Sent:
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:44:50 -0500
Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT: soldering on
the motherboard
> I started to write this when I saw Brian's response.
> (I was not a MIL-STD-883 solderer - but I am an Electrical Engineer
> and
> I was trained by MIL-STD-833 solderers :-)
>
> To add to what Brian said:
>
> If you are removing old parts then use solder wick or a "solder
> sucker"
> to remove the solder from the existing connections just as soon as the
>
> solder melts.
> Speed counts here - stop heating as soon as the solder melts and is
> removed from the heated connection.
>
>
> Good luck.
>
> Eric
>
> Art Alexion wrote:
> > I'm replacing the power connector on a friend's laptop motherboard.
> I've
> > never soldered on the motherboard (just stuff like radios and
> speakers) and
> > my concern is burning other stuff in the process.
> >
> > Any tips on motherboard soldering?
> >
> >
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