Desoldering: detached solder pad

Post by **gannon** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:56 pm

Also, you might just need to clean the soldering iron's tip. I normally just scrape the surface off of mine with a knife and then tin it.

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:39 pm

for desoldering, try a desoldering braid. You can find these at radioshack for sure and maybe some other electronics stores. to use it you just press the soldering iron's tip on to the copper braid which is on top of the part you're trying to desolder. get the thing hot enough to melt the solder underneath the copper braid and the solder should just seep into the braid. that's how I do it at least and it works for me.

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:44 pm

Yeah, that's what I used in addition to the pump. Copper Wick, AKA Copper Braid. I used it exactly like that too but it eventually wouldn't take any more solder. I don't think the heat was being conducted very well. Partly because of the tip and also because of the iron itself. I bought it last week at Frys for only $3. It's supposed to be a 30 watt iron but I'm not sure if it's actually getting that hot. I could have bought a more expensive (better?) iron but this cheapy one had a very pointy tip, which I felt I needed for what I'm doing. Maybe I'll go back to Frys this weekend and get a better iron.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:47 pm

HK-47 wrote:

Sorry if I made you feel bad. Though I missed sponges post an now that Ive read it I agree with him. Find out what the resistor is and see if you can fix it.

I made a post?

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:49 pm

I assumed he meant MR.MOD

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:58 pm

I was talking to scherzo. I said

I need to practice more on some old useless boards.
Now you've got one.

And he said

And I assumed he was directing those

's at me. I missed sponges post and I was saying that theres no hope. I then realized I missed the post, and I am now agreeing with spongebuell - you might still be able to repair it.

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:01 pm

But sponge is saying that he never made a post in this thread until now. It was MR.MOD that said I could get the schematics and possibly fix it.

Ah, it doesn't really matter. Help is appreciated no matter who is giving it.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:16 pm

Opps...

I thought sponge said that... Though it really dosnt matter anyway.