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grantw32
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3mo ago
Tried using a hot air rework station for removing a tiny SMD capacitor and it blew off into the abyss
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kim_johnson51
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3mo ago
Walked into a surplus electronics store in Akron and changed my mind about desoldering stations
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harper_foster
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3mo ago
Discovered a weird fix for a dead power supply board
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nora_park
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3mo ago
I laughed at the guy who spent $400 on a hot air rework station 5 years ago
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wendy628
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3mo ago
After 5 years I finally replaced my $30 soldering iron and wow was I wrong
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robinf51
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3mo ago
TIL some people don't know flux isn't optional for soldering
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tylerpark
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3mo ago
My habit of swapping caps without checking ESR first bit me hard on a Commodore 64 repair last Saturday
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anthony_campbell88
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3mo ago
Took me over a year to notice how bad my iron tips had gotten on phones
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riley43
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3mo ago
I used to laugh at people buying desoldering stations until I tried one on a 12-layer board in Detroit
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fiona985
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3mo ago
Tried hot air rework on a board with no flux first got better joints than with flux
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emery_black
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3mo ago
TIL that heat sink compound isn't just for looks on older gear
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blair_webb
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3mo ago
Spent 45 minutes chasing a blown fuse on a 2008 Samsung TV yesterday
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the_emery
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3mo ago
Overheard a customer say ultrasonic cleaning ruins vintage radios, but I've used it on a dozen old Philcos with no issues
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the_amy
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3mo ago
Thought I'd save $50 fixing my own LCD TV, ended up cracking the panel instead
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burns.jenny
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4mo ago
Shoutout to the guy at the Denver swap meet
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