On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:18:09 -0400 DJ Delorie <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > When you say a wire, are you talking hollow wire so that the > > component can be inserted into the hole also? I'm not > > understanding. Does the 22ga wire lay beside the component lead? > > If that's the case all the thru holes will be too small. > > I use one strand of a 22ga wire (it's about 34 ga) to wire-up all my > vias. For through-hole parts, I just don't run traces to the > component side so I won't have to worry about soldering it. Or, if > it's solderable, I just solder both sides. > > > I hate to use the word assume but I assumed the solder would just > > bridge along the component lead to the other side of the board. > > It won't. Solder has a very high surface tension. > > Furthermore, use a rework flux pen it will help. If you have a look at your joints under a magnifier, they wont look very pretty, especially if your using lead free solder, the use of a flux pen helps a lot, getting the solder to flow nicely between surfaces. -- Best wishes Richard Bown ##################################################################### Registered Linux User 36561 OS: Ubuntu 8.10, Intrepid, on AMD Dual Athlon 64 +4400: 8 GB RAM DDR2 Ham Call: G8JVM , QRA IO82SP, Interests Microwave ##################################################################### _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
