*nod* Normally when I do SMD work I have the board on a preheater that brings the whole thing up to say 100c. Then the iron or air only has to bring the component up to the melting point of solder, *WAY* less time and heat needed. Of course if you sneeze you blow half the board apart :-)
*nod* As I get older I need to have one hand steadying the other to work on super fine stuff. tweezers help to nudge things into place and flux is good at keeping things where they should be till the solder melts enough to snap it into place.
I thought the same until I saw the end product, now I'm wondering if I was just being careful with my materials.
It's such a goddamn mess and has basically zero finesse! So much more material for the same result! But it looks so fucking easy compared to my carefully placed work....
rocketkannon
why am I getting big vibes of a video equivalent to "textbook images that look like shitposts"?
MidnaDS
Cindex1337
I absolutely fucking hate how SLOPPY this was and still ended up being so goddamn good.
Makes me wanna punch myself from four years ago.
JUSTAnxious275
The loop got me.
zenoshogun
AlfakaGordonShumway
That is not a Louis Rossmann amount of flux...
Meeloh
Messiest application of flux ever. Plus, if your that bad at that pitch of surface mount, go back to thru hole.
KAPTKipper
Completely missing from the video is the hot-air station
urawizardhary
He completely collated that 1805 resistor next to it during the transition. Not sure what he did during that cut.
RadiDaddy
Circuit boards can have little a salami.
loupigs
As a treat
DFunk187
As a pro solderman, this is kind of a shitty job
Trifer
I guess it's for show, but removing and soldering these chips is a lot easier(less fantastical) than shown.
thelazyninja
This replaces the chip.
combatkillaz
…on the board or else it gets the solder again
arnomymous
thats a 14 legged bug
djhash
MidnaDS
lightfoot2
Preheat I assume
KAPTKipper
Hot -air station.
lightfoot2
*nod* Normally when I do SMD work I have the board on a preheater that brings the whole thing up to say 100c. Then the iron or air only has to bring the component up to the melting point of solder, *WAY* less time and heat needed. Of course if you sneeze you blow half the board apart :-)
KAPTKipper
I'd get a muscle twitch and wreck it all
lightfoot2
*nod* As I get older I need to have one hand steadying the other to work on super fine stuff. tweezers help to nudge things into place and flux is good at keeping things where they should be till the solder melts enough to snap it into place.
SpaceSpeed
Typically, depends on the location, materials involved, and density of components. You'd use the heat gun from an SMD rework station
PaulHurley
What the flux.
ghostly69
electronic porn...cannot take the eyes from it
weedeewee
Don't bother unmuting
Mxlespxles
I mean, it's not BAD, but it adds nothing
weedeewee
didn't have that one.
cousteau
Wait wait wait… you don't have to use the tin wire? What's that magic gray dust?
dobe0TieDancer
It's great for baking your boards. Just paste the stuff on, pop it into the oven.
KittenParadeAllDay
What no normal soldering tech would use, free flying solder balls is a dangerous game
astrangehop
With that amount of flux it's definitely hitting the wash next
drentsoft
Solder paste for surface mount devices.
Ghlargh
SMD solder paste, it's basically tin dust in gel flux so it gets the consistency of toothpaste.
astrangehop
You Hatta have a little bit of silver just to spice it up.
jerethdatiger12
How's it evaporating on it
Ghlargh
The flux evaporates, the tin melts and pools on the contact pads and legs.
Snooj
People good at soldering and mudding are FUCKING WIZARDS. It is proof they walk among us.
machine9
Honestly? It's really much easier than I used to think, the secret for me is just: "more flux, and a magnifying glass desk lamp"
Frodyne
If you want to see actually good soldering, then I suggest Mr SolderFix on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mrsolderfix3996
HsuDoNihm
This is not "good at soldering" though. It's messy and wasteful as fuck.
Cindex1337
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I thought the same until I saw the end product, now I'm wondering if I was just being careful with my materials.
It's such a goddamn mess and has basically zero finesse! So much more material for the same result! But it looks so fucking easy compared to my carefully placed work....
HsuDoNihm
Look at the bridges that moved and didn't get retouched. It's sloppy.
HsuDoNihm
Mmm... not bridges. Resistors. Still... fucking sloppy.
OdinYggd
They post among you too. I have the tooling for this and make custom circuitboards for my projects.
Snooj
I'd say "burn the wizard" but the world needs your gifts. Unless you build circuit boards for evil.
Cindex1337
Well God obeyed Eve to follow Adam's every whom, which is kinda fucked up.
Satan said people would have free will and enough intelligence to understand what they were choosing.
You already know which one is considered "evil".
So if you're soldering for Satan, all I have to say is "good job" and "Hail Satan".