*PRO TIP #1 -* A hotter iron is better for soldering pins in connectors with low melting point plastic. It sounds counter intuitive, but the goal is to get in and out quickly. You want to dump heat into the pin as quickly as possible, melt the solder, and then stop heating the pin. A lower temperature iron will cause the pin to heat more slowly, allowing more heat to transfer to the surrounding plastic.
*PRO TIP #2 -* Plug the connector into a mating connector before soldering. The heat traveling down the pin will flow into the socket in the mating connector instead of the surrounding plastic, and even if the plastic softens, the mating connector will keep the pins properly aligned until the plastic is a solid again. On 11/13/20 10:54 PM, Karl Schmidt wrote: > Beware of the cheap solder-cup connectors they are selling on amazon and > other places. They are made out of the wrong kind of plastic and even > with > a temperature controlled iron and a quick hand, the pins can shift. > > If a quick jab with the iron leaves a dent - throw them out. _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
