Tiny soldering - How I do it.

[apt403]

I use a handy item that you can get at RadioShack called "helping hands":



one of the best investments i have made. sorry for the quick and somewhat blurry pic.

Heh, I just used one of those whilst trying to fix a headphone cable, it helped ALOT, I dont think I could have gotten by without it. Sadly, I forgot to insulate the individual wires, so the thing is all screwed up... All that time and all that lead-laden smoke I inhaled... all for nothing.Wasted a bunch of heatshrink too.

Well, I am a little better at soldering now, and I now what that thing is called.

 

[fireandice]

+ 1 for that. I love me a good set of helping hands.

heres where i got mine. Best $699 i ever spent http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=319 There just down the street from me. I love that place.

 

[SolidxSnake]

+ 1 for that. I love me a good set of helping hands.

heres where i got mine. Best $699 i ever spent http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=319 There just down the street from me. I love that place.

best seven hundred dollars?

 

[g0dM@n]

best seven hundred dollars?

i was gonna say... lol

fireandice, ship one out to me!

 

[fireandice]

lol. it was late and i was half asleep. missed that . lol.

 

[Clockwork_Apple]

An excellent guide, I need to brush up on my soldering skills for some planned vmods.

Am I correct in thinking these pictures are of you modding PS2s? If so, then tsk tsk.

 

[treatmentx]

Thanks! I've been searching all over for a good tiny-soldering guide........... .... .... ... ..... ..... >=)

 

[Bender]

FYI harbor freight has helping hands on sale for $1.99 and if you have Marc's they have it for $2.47.

 

[SolidxSnake]

yeah, look at harbor freight's site, linked above. $2 for the helping hands

 

[PsySc0rpi0n]

Here is a nice guide and tips for soldering


PART 1








in The Uber Computers

 

[PsySc0rpi0n]

PART 2







in Uber Computers

 

[Gid]

Darn. The OP's pics/links and many others on this guide aren't working any more.

 

[hank123]

is there any way that you could re-upload the pics? they are not working any more.

 

[four4875]

sorry about the pics guys, flood took out the server that they were hosted on.

If anyone can suggest a host to use, I just found a copy of the previously thought to be long lost originals, and i'd gladly get them up for you guys, and i apologize to the guys that wanted to see them but couldnt. so is there any image hosting services that will hopefully be around for good, and are free of course. hotlinkable might be good too, so the thumbs can be embedded in this thread.

 

[SolidxSnake]

sorry about the pics guys, flood took out the server that they were hosted on.

If anyone can suggest a host to use, I just found a copy of the previously thought to be long lost originals, and i'd gladly get them up for you guys, and i apologize to the guys that wanted to see them but couldnt. so is there any image hosting services that will hopefully be around for good, and are free of course. hotlinkable might be good too, so the thumbs can be embedded in this thread.

www.imageshack.us, hotlinking is good.

 

[hank123]

www.imageshack.us, hotlinking is good.

for pop ups.

photobucket.com much better.

 

[Bobnova]

Added to the New Improved Soldering And Such Sticky and unstuck.

 

[four4875]

I just updated this thread and got the pics back to life, after like 8 years of being dead. Hoping someone may still find it useful.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Can you host with OCF instead of Photobucket please? Then the pictures won't break again.

 

[Tír na nÓg]

I do find it useful: just killed a GTX 570 and I think your method would have helped a lot! Just seen it too late, lol!