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NASA soldering...

Posted: 22 Apr 2021, 09:49
by Stew
Hi Chaps.

If you want to up your soldering game, could do worse than read this!
Insane levels of soldering detail for when it absolutely positively has to work!

https://nepp.nasa.gov/docuploads/06AA01 ... 8739.3.pdf

Re: NASA soldering...

Posted: 22 Apr 2021, 15:01
by kalle123
Videos are on YT.

More fun then those manuals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SnOW2VdCTI

br KH

Re: NASA soldering...

Posted: 22 Apr 2021, 15:16
by Stew
'Soddering'...

Re: NASA soldering...

Posted: 23 Apr 2021, 02:06
by bluejets
yeah..."SODdering that...!!!!" :D :D

Re: NASA soldering...

Posted: 23 Apr 2021, 09:22
by Shaun
kalle123 wrote: 22 Apr 2021, 15:01 Videos are on YT.

More fun then those manuals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SnOW2VdCTI

br KH
Oh dear ..
Three things I've been doing wrong and need to fix:-

1) redo many thousands of joints... I've never used alcohol
2) wipe my greasy fingers over every tinned joint.
3) use sodder not solder in future.

Shaun :D

Re: NASA soldering...

Posted: 23 Apr 2021, 10:03
by Spike S
Soddering is a hitherto secret jewelers' technique if the latest BBC 'kick one competitor out each week' prog hosted by Catherine Ryan is to be believed. Soddery sounds a bit indelicate to me !
Several Nations, separated by a common language ?

There is some Transatlantic hope - Bill Gates' spellchecker is trying to correct that linguistic aberration to "soldering"

Re: NASA soldering...

Posted: 23 Apr 2021, 17:58
by Mike_K
Shaun wrote: 23 Apr 2021, 09:22
Oh dear ..
Three things I've been doing wrong and need to fix:-

1) I've never used alcohol
2) I've never used alcohol
3) I've never used alcohol

Shaun :D
I wish I could say the same, beer followed by some bubbly and top it off with a single malt whiskey is my recommendation!

Re: NASA soldering...

Posted: 23 Apr 2021, 18:02
by Tobe
....I'm going for G&T

Re: NASA soldering...

Posted: 23 Apr 2021, 19:07
by Shaun
I've been tampered with Mr Kitchen.. ooo err missus. :D :D :D