Re: [PLUG] OT: soldering on the motherboard

["Brian Vagnoni" <bvagnoni@v-system.net>]

Actually and to be fair I wasn't all that good at it. I didn't have to do it everyday I was an Associate Engineer at the time. However, the ladies that use to do it full time were nothing short of incredible. They use to solder AWG #47 magnet wire which is thinner than human hair under a micro-scope in a clean room flawlessly every time. 

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----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Vagnoni
[mailto:bvagnoni@v-system.net]
To: Arthur S. Alexion
[mailto:art.alexion@gmail.com], Philadelphia Linux User's Group
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Sent: Sat, 22 Nov
2008 13:38:17 -0500
Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT: soldering on the
motherboard


> Less is more, tinned clean tip, 25 - 40 watt range, let the iron warm
> up completely. Tin the iron, let the solder metal, make contact with
> the board, watch the solder start to flow, and then apply as little
> solder as necessary to fill the gap.
> 
> Connections should be shinny, not dull, smooth flow, not globed on. 
> 
> I'm a former MIL-STD-883 solderer. 
> 
> See MIL-STD for and even better description. 
> 
> http://www.vectron.com/products/military/inhouse_testing/MIL-STD-883_2003.pdf
> 
> Have fun good luck.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Art Alexion
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> Sent:
> Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:10:29 -0500
> Subject: [PLUG] OT: soldering on the
> motherboard
> 
> 
> > 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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