5 Oct
2013
5 Oct
'13
11:50 a.m.
The key thing I've found essential for soldering
these is liquid flux.
Interesting. I've never tried that.
Having a spare socket to plug the connector into helps
(in case you don't
"touch and go"), but a small amount of RMA liquid flux allows the solder
Yes, holdign he pin assembly is not easy. I have a small vice on my
electronics bench for hold stuff I am soldering, but of course it just
holds circular objects at 2 points. So it;s not that rigid. I have been
known to mound a spare socket of the right type on a block of wood or
plastic and clamp that in the vice
to take quickly. Very small diameter solder
(0.015" to 0.025") is also
important to have, especially when dealing with the mini-DIN variety.
Sure..
Try soldering a 9 pin mini-DIN and then having to swap round 2 wires on
the centre row of pins. This acutally happened to me, the 9 pin mini-DI
Nsi used as the mouse connector on the Acorn Archimedes, I was wiring up
a spare qudrature mouse as I didn't have the Acorn one. Of course I got
at least one of the 2 axes moving backwards on the first try, meaning I
had to swap roudn that pair of signals.
Anyway, my original comment about wiring DIN plugs was realy aimed at
Liam, who started this trhread. He has said several times that he does
not enjoy sodlering. I don't wish to insult him, but I do think he would
ahve problems wiring a DIN plug.
-tony