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Finished this today: Cree XP-E2 RGB, Pico-Crumble light, 3000 mAH Li-ion, 12mm lighted AV switch and
Switchcraft 2.1 mm CP. its a chassis in a chassis in a 1/8 wall shroud with a 1.5 OD. Brass pommel is press fit into the 1.5 tube. Attachment 17388Attachment 17389Attachment 17390Attachment 17391Attachment 17392Attachment 17393Attachment 17394
Beautifully done man...I cannot wait to be out of apartment life and back into my own house again...I miss having a shop to work in.
Thank you...Quote:
Originally Posted by WaywardViking
Great looking shroud! Clean wiring too. Nicely done.
Looks good K6gad, keep up the good work!
Thanks...
Very nice. :D
Might I inquire as to how you do such tiny, intricate soldering? (I'm looking at pic 6.)
I'd almost certainly bodge it up into an unfixable mess
I watched Rob Petkau’s YouTube vids..Quote:
Originally Posted by TwinMill
Having a clean solder tip is important, I use tip tinner when I’m done just before I put it away.
I pre-heat the pad. Get a bead of solder on my tip and simply touch the pad for a moment.
I pre-solder every pad first, check to make sure none have bridged.
Then pre-solder each wire, I only expose enough of the wire to cover the pad. Get a small bead on my tip, position the wire and just touch the tip to the wire. Bingo....
I also start on one side of the chip and work my way across so I don’t reach over my other work.
For very small pads like the purple wire above (accessory led for switch) I strip a bit more wire and thread the pre-soldered wire through the hole. Bend it over and hit it with a small bead of solder on the underside. Then cut off the excess wire on the bottom.
Sorry about being long winded...lol....watch Madcow’s (Rob Petkau) vid on soldering....