[Elecraft] Recent problems = another building tip

[Ian Stirling, G4ICV, AB2GR]

On Friday 15 July 2005 13:51, Craig Rairdin wrote:
> Seems like unsoldered pins are a popular problem these days.
>  
> 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.

Craig,

  I see no need to count. For all long lead components,
I soldered lots of them in before trimming the leads.
When I started to trim them, I checked if I had soldered
before snipping - caught a few that way.
   ICs - I soldered the corners first so that it's easy
to see one not filled in and make sure no end ones are
 left out.

Ian, K2 #4962