Solder sucker in Blackpool Area

[iNSPECTA]

Hopefully someone can help me out!

Desperately need a solder sucker.... attempting a j-tag, got everything spot on for the nand part then on the last point my hand slipped and bridged 2 points. I've got a de-soldering braid but that doesn't work for shit.... totally useless.

Just been to B&Q but they don't sell them.... if anyone has one they don't mind lending me for the night i'd be very grateful, i'll hopefully have something i can give in return as a thanks.

[the.insane]

if you can travel to burnley, i have one for you but it is an hour away from you


edit: try dipping the solder braid in liquid type flux, that usually helps as it cleans most of the grease off and allows the solder to stick to it

[Teajunkie]

You want some decent desolder braid.
I use servisol desolder mop brilliant stuff where as ebay bought and dealextreme stuff is junk.

maplins do it you should have one local to you?

[the.insane]

this is the one i have

[iNSPECTA]

You want some decent desolder braid.
I use servisol desolder mop brilliant stuff where as ebay bought and dealextreme stuff is junk.

maplins do it you should have one local to you?

Yeah, i got mine from maplin, wasn't the soldermop tho, that was £12, thought it was a bit expensive..... should have known!

if you can travel to burnley, i have one for you but it is an hour away from you


edit: try dipping the solder braid in liquid type flux, that usually helps as it cleans most of the grease off and allows the solder to stick to it

Thanks for the offer, i'm hoping something a little more local pops up. I've got a flux pen that i've run along the braid and solder to aid removal. Doesn't even seem to be melting the solder. How long should i be waiting for it to melt? i'd have thought it would be quite quickly..... there's probably a knack to it that i don't yet know.

[Teajunkie]

It should melt instantly !

Dont hold the iron there too long or you will lift pads off the MB and be sending it off to me

[iNSPECTA]

I was pretty cautious of that so haven't held it for long, when it didn't react i left it.... odd that the solder doesn't even melt when using the braid. I knew i should have got the pump when i was in store but tried to keep expenses down.

I'm frustrated that it happened to me on the last point..... i'm hoping it doesn't get to the point where i have to send it off, might come to that if i can't pull it off

[Teajunkie]

Grab yourself some decent desolder mop honest mate it will make all the difference.

If you can wait till monday i can post you a bit out tomorrow!

[burner1]

Is your iron bit clean and getting hot enough mate? I've seen a few people with shitty tips and going through braid etc. seems to take an age only to end up lifting pads.

[iNSPECTA]

Grab yourself some decent desolder mop honest mate it will make all the difference.

If you can wait till monday i can post you a bit out tomorrow!

Thanks for the offer, i'm gonna get to the shop tomorrow and get a solder sucker, too impatient to wait, wanted it as a weekend project. I'll let you know if i have no joy with it though.

Is your iron bit clean and getting hot enough mate? I've seen a few people with shitty tips and going through braid etc. seems to take an age only to end up lifting pads.

Yeah, tip is clean, i've left the iron for a good while to heat up, i've spent an hour reading tips and watching tutorials...... just think it's down to the shitty maplins braid.... or my inexperience.

[schematic]

Funny, I always found desolder braid to be brilliant, Desolder pumps can cause damage and be a bit messy if you havnt got a small bit of that rubbery tube stuff on the tip [The proper name escapes me ]

[iNSPECTA]

Got my bits today and sorted my mess out, then created another

Cheers for the help!!

[coin-op]

Funny, I always found desolder braid to be brilliant, Desolder pumps can cause damage and be a bit messy if you havnt got a small bit of that rubbery tube stuff on the tip [The proper name escapes me ]

Solder sucker foreskin I believe.

[plug1]

good braid is what you need mate soldamop is good ,allways tin the braid b4 you use it
and flux the affected area.

[tronads]

Im in Fleetwood if thats any use....oh, and a professionaly qualified electronics engineer...which also might help....and a dab hand in situations such as these !

[iNSPECTA]

Im in Fleetwood if thats any use....oh, and a professionaly qualified electronics engineer...which also might help....and a dab hand in situations such as these !

Very useful to know!! May need your help some time

Got my bits, sorted and dumped the nand, but managed to lift a pad from the xecuter jtag board..... just got to wait for the new one to arrive.

[tronads]

Can we not fix the jtag board ?

[iNSPECTA]

Don't think it'd be easy, i could do a wire install for the j-tag part but don't really have the balls to go for it, still new to this soldering lark..... always wimped out with solderless and software solutions.

Here's a picture of the board anyway, see what you think:
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9595/imag0036h.jpg

[JonEp]

@ times like these I recommend :-

The Art of Soldering
R. Brewster
Publishers Babani

Best four quid you will ever spend.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Solderin...7603419&sr=8-1

[plug1]

if you cant fix it send it to me ?
i could solder a new arsehole on steve jobs..( he sacked the last one)... somthing about BAD flash and evil sdk`s
plug