Hi all,
I finally installed the C-5 in the bridge of my LP. But, I am worried I screwed something up...it sounds like I did it okay....but I won't be able to get a good idea till tomorrow because it is way too late to get any volume.
The white and red are soldered and taped off. The green abd bare are soldered to the pot, but the solder joint is a little rusty at parts like it is burnt or has been over heated. The thing is, I had a hard time getting the new solder to work with whatever my tech used........reacted like water and oil. The thing is, I tried to completely use the existing solder, but I had a hard time keeping it hot enough to get the wires in enough to become flush with the pot. They are in the solder and hence connected.......but the solder may be doing more of the connecting if that makes sense. The black and the white(from the other pot) fed through the post and soldered. The thing is.....with this also, it was hard to heat the post enough so I had to actually touch the sodler which is bad, right?
I always heard you should touch the spot on the pot to be soldered...then touch the solder to the same spot to pool without touching the iron. Then lay the wire in the solder and remove the iron.
Should I use something stronger than 30 watts!?
My big concern is that I have them connected secure enough...but I do know they are not going anywhere. The other thing is that while the solder points seem shiny, they have some rusty color to them like they were over cooked. Hehe
Should I remove all solder ans start over?
Thanks!
I finally installed the C-5 in the bridge of my LP. But, I am worried I screwed something up...it sounds like I did it okay....but I won't be able to get a good idea till tomorrow because it is way too late to get any volume.
The white and red are soldered and taped off. The green abd bare are soldered to the pot, but the solder joint is a little rusty at parts like it is burnt or has been over heated. The thing is, I had a hard time getting the new solder to work with whatever my tech used........reacted like water and oil. The thing is, I tried to completely use the existing solder, but I had a hard time keeping it hot enough to get the wires in enough to become flush with the pot. They are in the solder and hence connected.......but the solder may be doing more of the connecting if that makes sense. The black and the white(from the other pot) fed through the post and soldered. The thing is.....with this also, it was hard to heat the post enough so I had to actually touch the sodler which is bad, right?
I always heard you should touch the spot on the pot to be soldered...then touch the solder to the same spot to pool without touching the iron. Then lay the wire in the solder and remove the iron.
Should I use something stronger than 30 watts!?
My big concern is that I have them connected secure enough...but I do know they are not going anywhere. The other thing is that while the solder points seem shiny, they have some rusty color to them like they were over cooked. Hehe
Should I remove all solder ans start over?
Thanks!
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