yell0w_lantern
09-27-2011, 08:00 PM
I started my foray into recharge ports early this month and have finished 5 sabers that have them.
During construction I noticed that I would often have to desolder and resolder the wires to a recharge port several times before a boot sound would be produced. I have yet to determine whether I was connecting the wire to the terminal too far out on the pin, too close in on the pin or on the wrong surface (inner versus outer).
I eventually got all of them to work as far getting power to the board.
Is there some "sweet spot" on these things?
And given all the troubles I've had I am nervous that I screwed up on the positive leads (which would send power to the board even if not properly hooked to the positive terminal on the recharge port). How can I tell if the wires to the positive terminal are connected well enough?
During construction I noticed that I would often have to desolder and resolder the wires to a recharge port several times before a boot sound would be produced. I have yet to determine whether I was connecting the wire to the terminal too far out on the pin, too close in on the pin or on the wrong surface (inner versus outer).
I eventually got all of them to work as far getting power to the board.
Is there some "sweet spot" on these things?
And given all the troubles I've had I am nervous that I screwed up on the positive leads (which would send power to the board even if not properly hooked to the positive terminal on the recharge port). How can I tell if the wires to the positive terminal are connected well enough?