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abaaba · 28-06-09, 12:04 PM

Hi pple

after killing 2 SA-2100 and 200/100 trying to put pin headers I thought I should ask this.

is there a user friendly or soldering kit that helps those of us who have no talent in this area.

PS: at the mo I have got Beginners Soldering Kit @ £15 from lincsat nic nack shop willing to pay that extra to get one that saves the next modemi try.

thanx

metalpunk · 29-06-09, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abaaba

Hi pple

after killing 2 SA-2100 and 200/100 trying to put pin headers I thought I should ask this.

is there a user friendly or soldering kit that helps those of us who have no talent in this area.

PS: at the mo I have got Beginners Soldering Kit @ £15 from lincsat nic nack shop willing to pay that extra to get one that saves the next modemi try.

thanx

Hi there...Maplin Electronics.....

abaaba · 29-06-09, 09:29 AM

Thanx maty i will try later 2day.

Danielle · 29-06-09, 09:33 AM

yeah one of there 12w - 15w amtek irons will serve you well, not the cheapest but worth the money

abaaba · 29-06-09, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danielle

yeah one of there 12w - 15w amtek irons will serve you well, not the cheapest but worth the money

any chance u can get me a link of it plz? am in their website now and confused coz there plenty of them.

thanx

cockneysean · 29-06-09, 04:48 PM

Heres a good tip for you. I can solder but I'm a lazy fooker, what I do is put the pin header into the holes and as long as it is at an angle so that it is making contact, you can successfully JTAG the beast with no problems. Or you can use a USB JTAG and simply hold it in place with your fingers, as USB JTAG is very very fast, as opposed to about 45 minutes with LPT Parallel JTAG. Or... You can get some pogo pins, look for them on fleabay. They can be fitted and removed with no soldering whatsoever and can be used again and again and again.

Or one more thing LOL; I haven't used it myself but you can get "wire glue", it is an electrically conductive glue that you stick the wires/pin header with and it works exactly the same as solder, but you don't have to have any soldering skills at all!

Hope I gave you an insight to the alternatives there.

Danielle · 29-06-09, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abaaba

any chance u can get me a link of it plz? am in their website now and confused coz there plenty of them.

thanx

12W Miniature Soldering Iron Type M > Maplin

15W Miniature Soldering Iron Type C > Maplin

First will do all jobs you may need wii's modems etc what I use for most stuff....

Pin header takes 2 mins m8, warm up the pins a tad with iron, introduce solder couple of blobs near the bottom keeping pins warm it will run down them and sit in the board **** easy, rip something that dont work apart and practice for 20 mins, soon have job sussed

G77 · 29-06-09, 07:55 PM

that conductive pen/glue stuff is £25 from maplins too. I used to draw a trace from the stumps of a d2b with cut legs

BL4K3Y · 29-06-09, 09:06 PM

I could do with a decent soldering kit so that I can lift TSOPs properly, V+ 512 chips, pin headers etc. Can somebody recommend a good one for me please?

Danielle · 29-06-09, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by blakey_8

I could do with a decent soldering kit so that I can lift TSOPs properly, V+ 512 chips, pin headers etc. Can somebody recommend a good one for me please?

re-work station m8 get your wallet out

28-06-09, 12:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
abaaba Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: out of this world Posts: 1,366 Thanks: 223 Thanked 170 Times in 157 Posts	user friendly soldwering kit Hi pple after killing 2 SA-2100 and 200/100 trying to put pin headers I thought I should ask this. is there a user friendly or soldering kit that helps those of us who have no talent in this area. PS: at the mo I have got Beginners Soldering Kit @ £15 from lincsat nic nack shop willing to pay that extra to get one that saves the next modemi try. thanx __________________ All info s 4educational purposes only! La liga, UCL, Kings Cup, Club World Cup, Spanish Super Cup & European Super Cup champions.

29-06-09, 09:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
abaaba Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: out of this world Posts: 1,366 Thanks: 223 Thanked 170 Times in 157 Posts	Re: user friendly soldwering kit Thanx maty i will try later 2day. __________________ All info s 4educational purposes only! La liga, UCL, Kings Cup, Club World Cup, Spanish Super Cup & European Super Cup champions.

29-06-09, 09:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Danielle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,016 Thanks: 137 Thanked 466 Times in 379 Posts	Re: user friendly soldwering kit yeah one of there 12w - 15w amtek irons will serve you well, not the cheapest but worth the money __________________ Please don't PM me Create a post so others can learn

29-06-09, 04:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 332 Times in 183 Posts	Re: user friendly soldwering kit Heres a good tip for you. I can solder but I'm a lazy fooker, what I do is put the pin header into the holes and as long as it is at an angle so that it is making contact, you can successfully JTAG the beast with no problems. Or you can use a USB JTAG and simply hold it in place with your fingers, as USB JTAG is very very fast, as opposed to about 45 minutes with LPT Parallel JTAG. Or... You can get some pogo pins, look for them on fleabay. They can be fitted and removed with no soldering whatsoever and can be used again and again and again. Or one more thing LOL; I haven't used it myself but you can get "wire glue", it is an electrically conductive glue that you stick the wires/pin header with and it works exactly the same as solder, but you don't have to have any soldering skills at all! Hope I gave you an insight to the alternatives there.

29-06-09, 07:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
G77 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,118 Thanks: 695 Thanked 1,250 Times in 1,044 Posts	Re: user friendly soldwering kit that conductive pen/glue stuff is £25 from maplins too. I used to draw a trace from the stumps of a d2b with cut legs __________________ 1M Motorised Dish, 45W-36E, DM800HD. Quad LNB Mesh Mini Dish, 28.2E, DM500, TM500. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 XXJVU & CF-Root.

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BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: user friendly soldwering kit I could do with a decent soldering kit so that I can lift TSOPs properly, V+ 512 chips, pin headers etc. Can somebody recommend a good one for me please?

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