Subj : Soldering was:Changes in echo rules
To   : Jeff Thiele
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Feb 21 2022 07:01 am

-=> Jeff Thiele wrote to Tristan Greaves <=-

 TG> This is certainly a 'hole in my arsensal', as it were.  Soldering is
 TG> just not my thing (yet).

 TG> Hence the idea of recapping motherboards and so on (The Amiga is
 TG> notorious for requiring this) is beyond me.  Thankfully, there are
 TG> professionals who do this as a service out there.

 JT> Desoldering is definitely a much bigger challenge than soldering. With
 JT> new retro kits (such as Lee Hart's Membership Card kits, or Don
 JT> Superfo's Harlequin ZX clones) you don't have to desolder unless you
 JT> make a mistake (which tends to make it a mistake you're not terribly
 JT> enthused about repeating).

Solder Wick is sold by several places - including Chemtronics & Newegg:

https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=solder+wick

To do the complete job I recommend their kit with braid and a solder
sucker included:

https://www.newegg.com/p/0X6-08WU-00B69?Description=solder%20sucker&cm_re=solde
r_sucker-_-9SIATNNDAZ7015-_-Product

A little practice et voila, Bob's your uncle.


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