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Do they make Soldering guides?

Spineshank

Spineshank

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Guides as in to stablize the iron. Im not sure of the correct term. I dont have a too steady hand but i figured they have to make them if they make them for drills and stuff.
 
Classify what type of soldering you will be doing a little more maybe we can help soldering is a broad term.
 
If your a 1st time soldering attempting to install a mod chip, don't do it. You really need some more experience with soldering something larger. Practice soldering wires together until you get comfortable and can make a nice clean solder point. And if you have an old radio try soldering those wires on that circuit board because it's less detailed than a game console circuit board.
 
I learned to solder to NASA specs (nuclear navy) the old fashioned way. Practice. You can just start soldering stuff and testing connections to make sure they work. Things to look for:

1. Shiny surface
2. No pitting
3. Smooth fillets
4. Avoid blobbing

If you can solder with those results then you are several steps beyond the typical novice.
 
Originally posted by: Megatomic
I learned to solder to NASA specs (nuclear navy) the old fashioned way. Practice. You can just start soldering stuff and testing connections to make sure they work. Things to look for:

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Micro mini repair class?
(Class of 88 here)
 
I read that as soldiering 😵..

Anyhoo, just buy a $5 alarmclock, rip it apart, desolder everything and put it back on and see if it still works.
Step 3: Profit! 😀
 
If your doing an xbox its really not hard AT ALL. Even the d0 point is easy because everything around it is clearcoated. Solder will only stick to the point. If your doing a playstation, god rest your soul. They are near impossible, near not totally, even for someone who solders for a living. I should know the person helping me to mine worked for an electronics company. It took us 6 hours but we did it. We even had to reopen it because one of the points fell off when we put it back togeather.
 
I can solder, i dont have a steady hand to solder very fine things however where an error is costly. By guide i dont mean a book. I mean a device where i could put something underneath and bring the iron straight down without actually holding it.
 
I've soldered a modchip onto an XBox and it was fine and easy for a novice. I had 0 soldering experience and I was able to do it. I just started practicing on old NIC cards and just placing wires on the very thin IC legs. I'm practicing as I would like to get into soldering PS2s. I've been surfing PS2 mod sites and everyone, I mean everyone, says to just practice on other things prior to getting your hands dirty with the actual device. That is the best thing that anyone and pretty much everyone will tell you.
 
Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
Originally posted by: woowoo
Try here
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Right idea wrong end. Im looking for something to guide the iron with not to hold whatever im soldering with.
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I've never seen that but I can recommend practicing on anything and everything. It isn't a science. You will get better with practice to a point in which you should be able to stabalize your hand to solder whatever you're attempting to solder.
 
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
Originally posted by: woowoo
Try here
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Right idea wrong end. Im looking for something to guide the iron with not to hold whatever im soldering with.
Click to expand...

I've never seen that but I can recommend practicing on anything and everything. It isn't a science. You will get better with practice to a point in which you should be able to stabalize your hand to solder whatever you're attempting to solder.
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I figured they didnt exist but figured id ask. Thanks.
 
Originally posted by: woowoo
Originally posted by: Megatomic
I learned to solder to NASA specs (nuclear navy) the old fashioned way. Practice. You can just start soldering stuff and testing connections to make sure they work. Things to look for:

.
Click to expand...

Micro mini repair class?
(Class of 88 here)
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ETMS in 1990. It was my reward for being the first ET to qualify in my class.
 
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