Wulf
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I've been dabbling at this for a while now. I've got a Classic Controller split in half, and I'm attempting to bridge the gap for each connection by scraping off the green stuff and soldering to the PCB.
A trained eye could probably even look at each connection and tell the order I did them in based on how terrible I was to start, and how slightly less terrible I am now.
Just when I think I'm getting the hang of this, a new hiccup appears.
My goddamn solder will no longer coat my goddamn iron.
It just balls up and won't stick to the surface. If I try to solder anyway, it wicks the solder away from the connection to the top of the iron.
I've recently replaced my overly-large iron with a pencil-tipped one, I've replaced my overly-thick solder with some appropriately thin stuff, and I've replaced my overly-heavy wire with some properly flexible stuff.
So, what's likely to be going on here?
Shitty iron tip? Shitty solder? Shitty solder-wielder? Angered elder god?
A trained eye could probably even look at each connection and tell the order I did them in based on how terrible I was to start, and how slightly less terrible I am now.
Just when I think I'm getting the hang of this, a new hiccup appears.
My goddamn solder will no longer coat my goddamn iron.
It just balls up and won't stick to the surface. If I try to solder anyway, it wicks the solder away from the connection to the top of the iron.
I've recently replaced my overly-large iron with a pencil-tipped one, I've replaced my overly-thick solder with some appropriately thin stuff, and I've replaced my overly-heavy wire with some properly flexible stuff.
So, what's likely to be going on here?
Shitty iron tip? Shitty solder? Shitty solder-wielder? Angered elder god?