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[–] elrik@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago (10 children)

Step 2 has never been very clear to me and this diagram doesn't seem to explain it either.

  • Do you touch the tip of the solder to the iron, the pin, or the pad?

  • Do you push the tip of the solder down into the pad, draw it up along the pin, or pull it away as it melts?

  • Why does the solder sometimes flow onto the iron instead of staying on the pad?

[–] curled@lemm.ee 31 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)
  • touch the tip of the solder where the iron meets the pad or the pin

  • try to get as much contact with both the pad as the pin as you can

  • the pad could be dirty or not hot enough. Especially when the pad is connected to a ground or power plane layer in the PCB it may take longer than expected to reach a sufficient temperature. Usually adding some flux helps remove any dirt.

[–] elrik@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Thank you kind internet stranger!

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