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Re: [PLUG] OT: soldering on the motherboard
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Brian Vagnoni wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:44:50 -0500
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT: soldering on
> the motherboard
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>> 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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Dont forget to use an heat sink. an aligator clip should suffice or
perhaps 2 .
Regards,
Stewart Lone
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