Gregory's Server@lcamtuf This is how hot my high school robotics team thinks a soldering iron should be used at. Always.
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 @MarkAtMicrochip @lcamtuf "the solder isn't melting properly, better turn up the heat some more" is always the hardest habit to break for newbies  @gsuberland @MarkAtMicrochip @lcamtuf recently helped at an extracurricular "soldering for EE and related programs university freshladies and -gentledorks" workshop organized by two student clubs. 40 people who never soldered before, LED christmas tree with THT LEDs, SMD transistors and a TSOT MCU. They honestly did amazingly well. I didn't understand how well they did until I was asked by one of them who was having trouble: their tip simply transferred maybe half the heat, and of course … @funkylab @MarkAtMicrochip @lcamtuf I think I'd have gone with "flux tends to work better if it's in the solder instead of in your nostrils" @gsuberland @MarkAtMicrochip @lcamtuf … still was oxidized enough to make it hard to have a nice solder coat. |
@MarkAtMicrochip @lcamtuf well it does illuminate the solder joint, so you can see better. They have my sympathies – waterpipe solder really makes it hard to make these joints look good.