GLUE SMT ADAPTERS - WIP

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Re: GLUE SMT ADAPTERS - WIP

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woohoo! Found them!
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They never seem to look properly soldered to me :shrug:


EDIT: and they not! :roll: back on the heater for a bit.. stupid chips...

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Looking better now!

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So either my soldering sucks (probably) or this thing is wired up wrong (also probably)..

Someone else's turn now... :twisted:


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Re: GLUE SMT ADAPTERS - WIP

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Might just be the photo but looks like theres some solder bridges on the left hand side
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PhilC wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:20 pm Might just be the photo but looks like theres some solder bridges on the left hand side
It's a trick of the light.. The flux is making it look that way..
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The board is a burnt molten mess.. But it is now working :dualthumbup:

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Only slightly scorched.

Well done
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I don't think all the pins were level on that chip :( Will have another go on Monday :)
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