[Elecraft] Recent problems = another building tip

[Jeff Stai WK6I]

I do this too, and it works great!

One caveat: if you can only only count to ten while soldering, don't install more than five resistors at a time. Let your ability to remain focussed on the count while focussing on soldering dictate how many you install at a time. I usually do six resistors, etc., which is a natural count for me, and is also the limit of the "lead forest" I care to negotiate. I also inspect and recount -before- any lead trimming.

hope this helps - jeff wk6i


At 06:51 AM 7/15/2005, Craig Rairdin wrote:
>One of the things I do to avoid this is count as I solder. I expect an 8-pin
>IC to have 8 pins to solder so I count them off as I do them. If I stick 14
>resistors in, I expect 28 solder joints when I flip the board over. In the
>case of 2-leaded parts I solder one side at a time to avoid heat build-up.
>So I'd count off 14 on the first pass and another 14 on the second.

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