D2C modders - what soldering iron bit do you use?

[biggy7]

im just trying to do a D2c with an argon

at the moment using an M12 12W Antex iron with stock tip (0.5mm)

the ICs are impossible to solder with this end!

does anyone use the 0.5mm tip?

[{{909}}]

As you know biggie, I use a 1mm chisel, piece of piss

If its a new tip, you may find its a little hard to work with, thats usually the the case with all tips, solder some bigger stuff until the tip will hold a tiny film of solder.

[ruggie_uk]

I use the 15w iron with the 0.5mm tip - my weapon of choice. I find the 12w a little too underpowered, although the weller 12w is great.
Get a no clean rosin flux pen from maplin(then apply to the ic), tin the wire and clean the iron.
Then put the wire where you want it and hold the clean iron just under it on the ic and it will meld beautifully.

edit: Also a tub of tip tinner is great for those new tips.

[biggy7]

well just bridged 2 IC legs together with this tip

thank god for desolder braid! thats all i can say!

i have now ordered a smaller tip, hopefully be easier to install.

also whats the best way to solder to the IC legs? over the top of the IC or head on to the the leg?

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[{{909}}]

ah biggie already knows again, I use the lower pictures style. It then gives you the option of putting a blob of glue on top so the wires are fixed to the top of the IC. Ive tried the other way but never found to very easy. Remember to always work towards yourself too, so you are not holding the iron over already solder points and as ruggie says, flux is essential.

[pizza-man]

i solder to the base of leg
all people find diff methods easier than other

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I do mine over the top, The pins are bit of a pain esp when your knackered or cross-eyed from looking at something so small.

I got showed to solder the legs of the chip first to tin them and remove the solder with braid (Scary as fook the first time you do it but works a treat) Tin the wires and apply a little flux with the pen, then solder the wires to the pins. The wires stick well. Just wish the pins were big like on the old ps2 installs lol.

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[vgopal]

what about the alt diagrams...
they use points on the other side of the board.

[Mario87]

I use 0.25mm tips and a Weller 2012 (12w) iron.

[gazza341]

0.6 mm tip here and over the top method - good luck biggy

[ak7000]

Or you can just get the sp1 flash add on and solder it to a d2pro 9, theres pics of a guy having done that already, joy

[braymond]

be careful with those alt points - they are so tiny and they have VERY thick film of solder resist on them , is very easy to wreck the via's
as pizzaman will confirm :-), just one of the various times he's bailed me out lol

[biggy7]

well just done 2 argons in d2cs

did the first one with a 0.5mm tip, was ok

did the second with the 0.12mm tip, much much easier, but! these tips wont last long i reckon,

[eblaster101]

i use a mix of image 1 + 2 this way the wires are not all crushed on one side. i alternate on each wire.

[pizza-man]

use a clip if u aint t good at soldering

[biggy7]

use a clip if u aint t good at soldering

true modders dont recommend the clips!

ive seen soo many people damage their Ic legs trying to use these clipss, they aint worth it imo

get a decent 9 wire mod and get a pro to install it

nothing cant beat a bit of solder

with the clips you are relying on 2 pieces of metal touching and we all know from the xbox1 days (spider mod) that it ain't reliable

just my 2p worth

[ThE gOg]

i use a station with a 0.5mm tip.

i solder to the base of the leg like in pic one.

Gog