Help! Anyone any good with a soldering iron????
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Hi All,
I have all the symptoms of some dodgy radio connections. Apparently this is extremely common and very easily fixed by doing what is stated here but I am shockingly crap with a soldering iron.
Is anyone on here any good at soldering in return for a couple of pints consumed after the event? Alternatively, is there anywhere I can take it that won't charge me £50+ for what seems to be a fairly simple job?
I have all the symptoms of some dodgy radio connections. Apparently this is extremely common and very easily fixed by doing what is stated here but I am shockingly crap with a soldering iron.
Is anyone on here any good at soldering in return for a couple of pints consumed after the event? Alternatively, is there anywhere I can take it that won't charge me £50+ for what seems to be a fairly simple job?
I may have a soldering iron laying about at the factory. I'll have a ganders tomorrow morning.
If I do, I'll be at the factory myself working on the S2 from mid afternoon so fill free to pop by. It's in Hayes by the way.
Eta - I can't solder for toffee. You'd need Pete there.
Edited by Robatr0n on Saturday 13th February 22:43
VerySideways said:
smack said:
Got a fancy pro temp controlled soldering iron with fine tips etc. if you want to borrow it.
That's what you need for a job like this.Unfortunately i am on a driving lesson tomorrow for most of the day.
Soldering 101:
The things to be soldered must be clean, scrape them until you see shiny metal if necessary. Then make sure they're physically joined in some way before you start, e.g. twisted together, or a wire crimped into a connector. Get the soldering iron hot, wipe it on some damp cloth/sponge/kitchen-towel then melt a little solder onto the tip. The solder must have cored flux, 60% tin/40% lead is normal.
Touch the tip of the soldering iron (covered with a little melted solder) to the wires to be joined. Try to heat both wires. After a few seconds, try pushing a little solder against the wires. Not the tip of the soldering iron. Only when the wires are hot enough to melt the solder, feed more into the wires. Never push solder against the tip of the soldering iron, it will only melt and drop off.
The solder will 'wick' into the wires. Once you have filled the wires where they're twisted, remove the soldering iron and hold everything very steady for 5 or 10 seconds.
Or find someone locally who can do it for you
The things to be soldered must be clean, scrape them until you see shiny metal if necessary. Then make sure they're physically joined in some way before you start, e.g. twisted together, or a wire crimped into a connector. Get the soldering iron hot, wipe it on some damp cloth/sponge/kitchen-towel then melt a little solder onto the tip. The solder must have cored flux, 60% tin/40% lead is normal.
Touch the tip of the soldering iron (covered with a little melted solder) to the wires to be joined. Try to heat both wires. After a few seconds, try pushing a little solder against the wires. Not the tip of the soldering iron. Only when the wires are hot enough to melt the solder, feed more into the wires. Never push solder against the tip of the soldering iron, it will only melt and drop off.
The solder will 'wick' into the wires. Once you have filled the wires where they're twisted, remove the soldering iron and hold everything very steady for 5 or 10 seconds.
Or find someone locally who can do it for you
Hmm....
So, between borrowing Smack's soldering iron (whereabouts are you, btw?) and then trundling over to Pete's, I could have this sorted!
Pete - How far are you from Wokefield Park, RG7 3AE? I'm there Monday - Thursday next week on a course, so could pop over early one evening if convenient? I'd just need to check which evenings we've got course dinners on.
So, between borrowing Smack's soldering iron (whereabouts are you, btw?) and then trundling over to Pete's, I could have this sorted!
Pete - How far are you from Wokefield Park, RG7 3AE? I'm there Monday - Thursday next week on a course, so could pop over early one evening if convenient? I'd just need to check which evenings we've got course dinners on.
VerySideways said:
7.7 miles - sounds like a plan!
Right! Got the soldering iron from Stuart this evening... Pete, what sort of time/day works best for you?I should be able to get out at some point on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening, and waiting to see if I'll still be there on Thursday afternoon, or going early to make it to a meeting in the City.
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