Soldering to a circuit board...

[Swampy]

So, Im going to attempt to gain mod my DMIC-20 as per dr.ph0b's instructions: http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=23659.0 and Im a little nervous... I don't think that it is above my skill level, but I've never soldered to a circuit board before, so I have some questions... Specificly, does anyone have any advice. Im kind of afraid to drop some on the board. Im assuming to de-solder you just heat it up and suck it up ASAP. How do you solder to the board. Thanks so much for any help you can give me!!!

[Mojowill]

Swampy, Get yourself a nice large table mounted magnifying lens.  less solder the better and try not to keep the heat near the board for too long.  Are you soldering wires or resistors or caps or what?

[Swampy]

See this thread: http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=23659.0

[radioboy1977]

don't fuck it up, r00kie

i wish i had something of substance to post, but oh well.  it's fun just to mock you

SWAMPY PAYS FOR GAY SEX!!!

[Swampy]

Thanks for the help ass

[F.O.Bean]

good luck bud, i wanted to do this awhile back like i was telling ya saturday but everything was on backorder

just keep patient and relax, and dont get too much solder in your face

and like has been said, dont keep heat on the board too long

[Swampy]

ya, Im just gonna make sure I go REEEEEEALLLLLLL SLOOOOOWWWWWWW

[radioboy1977]

ya, Im just gonna make sure I go REEEEEEALLLLLLL SLOOOOOWWWWWWW

you sound just like a girl i used to date

good luck, hippie

[Ed.]

may i suggest getting some flux.  it'll make the solder stick to the board better.  and use the finest point tip in your soldering iron.

[leegeddy]

like a girl sucking chrome off a tailpipe, soldering braid will suck the molten lead from the circuit board.

it takes a bit of practice, but it's quite easy once you get the hang of it. 

good luck, swampy.

marc

[Billy Mumphrey]

FIND AN OLD PCB BOARD AND PRACTICE ON IT

can't stress that enough, try to recreate the final solder on the old board

[Daryan]

I would reccomend desoldering braid as opposed to the sucker pump style things, it works much better and is fun tio use as well.

Good Luck, watch out for cold solder points.

D

[Swampy]

Okay, so Im doing okay so far. Ive got the wires soldered to the pots, and the oldd 2 internal gain pots removed. But now on the board where the holes are, I cant get the holes clear of solder... See in this pic, hes got 6 nice little holes, how can I do that? Ive tried the solder sucker, any suggestions?

[fozzy]

wipe the tip of your soldering iron clean w/ some newsprint and then lightly heat up one of the ~holes.  rinse repeat.  This is assuming you don't have a de-soldering bulb or air/vacuum soldering iron.

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

FIND AN OLD PCB BOARD AND PRACTICE ON IT

can't stress that enough, try to recreate the final solder on the old board

In the absence of an old PCB, go to Radio shack and buy a handfull of cheap assorted parts and a project board.  For about $10 you can practice soldering/desoldering for many hours without risking your gear on your first try. 

And get your self some flux cleaner.