The metal that you're melting is also extracting fumes. It's extremely toxic and there isn't enough emphasis on it in any of the videos that I've watched
Yo wtf!! I should be washing my hands after handling some leaded solder?? Ofc i should, how foolish of me to not even have realized! Thank you so much!!! Honestly ive never heartd this advice and knowing what i know i really should haver known better and wish i heard this advice when i tried soldering for my first time many years ago 😟
while I was removing the switch the Annular Ring (that silver circle that surrounds the port where the pins come in, came out while I was soldering, how can I fix it??
Anymore with fine components I don't like using a desoldering tool, it was fine when I was just soldering motor wires for radio controlled cars, but these days I tend to use de-soldering wick. :) p.s. love my Iris rev6
I have an unlubed prebuilt keyboard that I want to desolder, lube, and resolder. Are you saying that for that I should apply more solder so that it’s rounded and covering up the pin? This is my first time. So because it was a originally prebuilt I apply that extra solder whereas if it were not prebuild I would not do that? You said it’s for encoders? What are encoders? Thanks so much
one important detail that seems to be missing everywhere is what temperature to set the soldering iron to. The recommended tools page only points to temperature controlled irons, but doesn't include a specific temperature to use. Any suggestions?
It's difficult to know if under a rounded mass of solder if the joint between pad and pin is properly made and provides a reliable electrical connection
