desoldering
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yeti
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Re: desoldering
There's another thread going on about this same subject:
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=61743
Seems the flux isn't absolutely needed, but might make things go smoother. I've never used it, but I might pick some up before my next project.
There's another thread going on about this same subject:
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=61743
Seems the flux isn't absolutely needed, but might make things go smoother. I've never used it, but I might pick some up before my next project.
nepalnt21
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Re: desoldering
yeah ive been reading up a bit. the videos on the sd site on how to install pickups are a bit helpful, too. but in the video, instead of heating the component and then adding the solder, he tins the wire, then heats the wore directly to the component. why do some people say not to do this?
yeah ive been reading up a bit. the videos on the sd site on how to install pickups are a bit helpful, too. but in the video, instead of heating the component and then adding the solder, he tins the wire, then heats the wore directly to the component. why do some people say not to do this?
yeti
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Re: desoldering
Well, I can't answer for everybody, because I'm kinda new to this myself. I think the big thing with soldering is avoiding damage to your components by watching how much heat you transfer. So it would make sense to me to tin the wire, let it cool a bit, then heat it with the component to get your solder. Add a small drop more of solder if needed. Its alot easier to trim a little more wire if you damage it from overheating than it is to order another component. Placing an alligator clip near the base of the component if possible is a good idea too. Transfers the heat into the clip rather then then component.
Well, I can't answer for everybody, because I'm kinda new to this myself. I think the big thing with soldering is avoiding damage to your components by watching how much heat you transfer. So it would make sense to me to tin the wire, let it cool a bit, then heat it with the component to get your solder. Add a small drop more of solder if needed. Its alot easier to trim a little more wire if you damage it from overheating than it is to order another component. Placing an alligator clip near the base of the component if possible is a good idea too. Transfers the heat into the clip rather then then component.
Chaos
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Re: desoldering
First, you ‘tin’ the wire to prevent fraying, then you make a physical connection between the component and the wire.
Next you place the soldering iron tip against the wire / connection. When the connection is hot enough to melt solder you apply solder.
As I stated in the other thread of this nature, solder is not ‘glue’. Connections are not held together by adhesive force. Soldering creates an alloy between the components by mixing the ‘donor’ metals in the solder, connector and wire. If the connection is not hot enough to melt solder, it is not hot enough to form an alloy.
Melting solder on the tip of your iron only means your iron is hot enough to melt solder.
Some people melt a big glob of solder on their iron and then apply the blob to the connection until the blob eventually flows. This is a very poor technique. Usually the solder is overheated and any flux contained within the solder has been burned off before the connection is made.
nepalnt21 said:
First, you ‘tin’ the wire to prevent fraying, then you make a physical connection between the component and the wire.
Next you place the soldering iron tip against the wire / connection. When the connection is hot enough to melt solder you apply solder.
As I stated in the other thread of this nature, solder is not ‘glue’. Connections are not held together by adhesive force. Soldering creates an alloy between the components by mixing the ‘donor’ metals in the solder, connector and wire. If the connection is not hot enough to melt solder, it is not hot enough to form an alloy.
Melting solder on the tip of your iron only means your iron is hot enough to melt solder.
Some people melt a big glob of solder on their iron and then apply the blob to the connection until the blob eventually flows. This is a very poor technique. Usually the solder is overheated and any flux contained within the solder has been burned off before the connection is made.
octavedoctor
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Re: desoldering
Get a desoldering pump.
This is like a big spring loaded syringe with a teflon tip. You press the plunger down to prime it and then hold it against the workpiece as you heat it. When the solder melts you press the trigger and it sucks the workpiece clean of al the solder. Much quicker than braid and non-disposable.
Get a desoldering pump.
This is like a big spring loaded syringe with a teflon tip. You press the plunger down to prime it and then hold it against the workpiece as you heat it. When the solder melts you press the trigger and it sucks the workpiece clean of al the solder. Much quicker than braid and non-disposable.
