How not to repair a compass....

[Curless]

They look cold to me, but hey, it's not my thread....

I can say, you used too much solder, you used to big of a tip on your iron and needed a bit more heat. Perfect practice makes perfect. I'm doubtful that you burned up the resistors......very doubtful.

Too big of a tip??? Need some more heat??? Practice makes perfect??? Dirty porn talk right here... I love it! Hi Darren!:rofl::wave::run:

 

[Spectragod]

Too big of a tip??? Need some more heat??? Practice makes perfect??? Dirty porn talk right here... I love it! Hi Darren!:rofl::wave::run:

Hi sailor!!!!!!!!

 

[ByronRACE]

Lead free solder probably. It's a lot harder to work with than the old 60/40 lead solder. I use lead for everything.

 

[04 Quicksilver]

Compass

It's alive! Thanks to Jim/FBM

 

[fastblackmerc]

It's alive! Thanks to Jim/FBM

Your welcome!

Glad I could help out!

 

[FordNut]

Can the old solder be acquired? I used to solder in my job, so I know (or knew) how to do it. I just tried to solder a circuit board with the new stuff and it just balled up in blobs.

 

[fastblackmerc]

Can the old solder be acquired? I used to solder in my job, so I know (or knew) how to do it. I just tried to solder a circuit board with the new stuff and it just balled up in blobs.

Yes you can still get 60/40 (lead/tin) solder. If the solder is balling up then it's either a dirty surface or not enough heat. Also make sure the tip is clean.