(OT) soldering advice.

[F9thRet]

A few questions if you please.

I have a Westinghouse monitor that I'll be needing to change out capacitors soon, So I'm wondering about a good cheap desoldering pump, and curious to know if Weller is still the choice on an Iron in the 15-30 watt range.

So I bow once again to your experience here guys. Only 8 capacitors that I can tell. But with the No Signal input unless the LCD runs awhile , and then I reboot, I figure it will be easy surgery.

The last time I had to solder anything on a circuit board, was the Video chips on the old C64's.

Thanks,

Stephen

[Maleick]

Caps are pretty easy just make sure your iron is properly tinned (covered in solder) and they will just fall out. I don't even bother with an desoldering iron anymore, I just reheat the solder for re-entry. If you have a heat gun you can make the joints look professional by heating the board to 375+. And when you are finished and then clean all the joints with some alcohol and a toothbrush.

[F9thRet]

Awesome, thanks for the advice there Maleick.

I figure I have some old 386 MB's that I can practice on before I do the real job. I used to be the goto guy with soldering, but that was so many years ago.

Stephen

[Sam DeathWalker]

You can use that wick thing that sucks up solder also instead of the suction gun.

[F9thRet]

Yeah, My son was just telling me about that this evening. I may give it a shot. Great minds and all that Sam.

Stephen

[coglistings]

Yeah, My son was just telling me about that this evening. I may give it a shot. Great minds and all that Sam.

Stephen

you should consider using the monitor as a target for your handgun imo do it in a national park, give back to the earth mother!!!

[F9thRet]

LOL, I actually did that out here at the ranch with some old Tube TV's about 5 years ago. That and an old Monty Carlo, invited a bunch of friends and law enforcement out for a Machine gun day. That was a blast to say the least.

Stephen