Re: Replacing the ROM 01 IIgs battery

aiiadict@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
soldering takes some basic understanding of
thermodynamics... the word looks intimidating,
but it means movement of HEAT....

good sponge on your iron, good clean tip, nice and
hot... use the sponge to clean your tip often. Clean
tip = good heat transfer. dirty tip = frustration, bad
heat transfer, horrible solder "joints"

you want to get your component hot enough
for solder to melt to it... either a super hot iron, or
good contact between the tip of the iron and your
component. "tinning" always helps. I don't think
it should take an hour to learn it if you have a good
understanding of how the whole process works.

I've been soldering so long I haven't any idea how long it
would take to get there from scratch. But there is more
than understanding involved--there's physical skill in
positioning the iron, component, solder, all at the same
time (and knowing how to do that with only two hands).

It's a bit like taking a picture or shooting a gun--you
have to keep things still for a second or so as the solder
"sets", and some people have a natural "flinch" reaction
that they have to un-learn.

In any case, some practice is advised until you have
confidence that the solder will do what you want.
Perfection can come later, with more practice.

-michael

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