Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jeff Liebermann Newsgroups: sci.electronics.repair Subject: Re: soldering micro usb Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:27:49 -0700 Lines: 28 Message-ID: <68fu5jdnofl3gbrc5gr0ae1bn98i1okue5@4ax.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net DklNno3NsVWmxRCUJOWU8A6PWQhDQ2xGA3zAKvf9tmbDWx9/iQ Cancel-Lock: sha1:15GrKg5AZ+J00Nahd4cWq1FlXbE= sha256:APLbKSMO9H/PcefRoY+J33rY2ny30gnv+ubPmCSvljA= User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Bytes: 1915 On Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:38:20 -0000 (UTC), vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote: >Linkedin Lynda says slather it with solder then quickly wick off the excess No. You will overheat or burn the PCB. This is how *NOT* to do it: (5:57) Personally, I prefer to use a hot air desoldering stations with an aluminum foil barrier to protect nearby components. Lots of flux. A solder sucker might tear the traces off the PCB. Tin all the connections before soldering. Use alcohol to clean off the flux. >But a nomber of electronics academics shudder at the suggestion Videos on the topic: I can't tell which one is appropriate for you. Micro USB connectors come in very different configurations. Note: I destroyed a few connectors and ruined a cell phone before I learned how to do it properly. Find some old PCB's and practice. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558