ronwirring@Safe-mail.net writes:
-------- Original Message -------- From: Pičugins Arsenijscrimier@yandex.ru Apparently from: arm-netbook-bounces@lists.phcomp.co.uk To: Eco-Conscious Computing arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk Subject: Re: [Arm-netbook] asus eeepc 7inch, modifying it to accept a pc card Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 23:40:08 +0200
It seems to have a wide tip, so I'm wondering if it's suitable for soldering things like a 0.8-pitch connector...
It has a swappable solder iron head. The solder iron head I have looks like a screwdriver. It is about 3mm wide. I have bought another solder iron head. Shaped like a pencil.
I suggest a wide, flat solder iron tip and lots of flux (e.g. “Loethonig”). 0.8-pitch gets easier to solder with a technique called drag soldering. You bathe the connector in thick flux, then apply solder to the flat solder iron head, then slowly drag the solder ball across all contacts.
The flux prevents the solder ball from fusing adjacent pins.
I really recommend this over a sharp, thin-tipped solder head for narrow pitches.
-- Ricardo
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