The 9 Essentials for Microsoldering

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If you're new to the world of microsoldering, I want to help you get started by going over what I've found to be the most essential tools. After almost a year of (trying) to repair consoles, these are the 9 things I use on almost every repair. Below are affiliate links to everything I talk about should you decide to look into them more.
/ @fixmorewasteless
The 9 Essentials + 1 (affiliate links):
KSGER Soldering Station: amzn.to/3VVfol5
Aixun (What I currently use): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFF...
Atten Hot Air Station (expensive but highly recommend)- amzn.to/4a2YyVK
Leaded Solder - amzn.to/3VBZN9y
Flux - amzn.to/3TCoUXh
Solder Wick Braid - amzn.to/43Oyn0V
Isopropyl alcohol - amzn.to/3NiWcbV
iFixit Driver Kit - amzn.to/43NSDzZ
Tweezers - amzn.to/4cDzuG8
My Microscope - s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDF...
Microscope w/LCD Screen - amzn.to/3Tulmq4
Fume Extractor - amzn.to/3vksUDW
00:00 Intro
00:50 Soldering Station
04:03 Hot Air Station
06:35 Desk
07:18 Solder
07:49 Flux
08:27 Solder Wick
09:34 IPA
10:18 Tweezers
10:59 Microscope

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@borr33tube 3 ай бұрын

You should have at least an inexpensive Multimeter as your first tool for any electronics soldering! This is useful to make sure that the soldering you are doing has conductivity where it is expected and not shorting other unexpected conductors. One of the first tools I utilize in electronics troubleshooting is the multimeter. You will also need a good set of assorted shapes and sizes of hex driver bits to be able to get to the PCBs where the electronics soldering will take place.

@FixMoreWasteLess 3 ай бұрын

True! I did include a multimeter at the end lol. Guess I was thinking about the actual tools I use while soldering and it slipped until near the end.

@takmk 3 ай бұрын

I want to change my soldering + desoldering + hot air stations with Hakko but my wallet disagrees with me everytime I try to XD That plus having them here in Europe it's a bit more difficult given that we don't have that many distributors. +1 to "flux is just magic, it helps too much while soldering to even try to understand why as a mere mortal" :D I guess I have the worst solder wick that exists because I haven't been able to use it at all; it just never gets solder attached to it... :( I tried a microscope (an Andonstar one) but I hated when the "pillar" of it was in the middle always and the "base" of it was too small... so in the end I returned it (and bought an oscilloscope... And for microsoldering I use one of those glasses with magnifiers that you could put on them; not the best, but works for me I guess. I'll try buying one like yours that I could put away with an arm and connect it to the monitor, I think it'll be the best option.

@FixMoreWasteLess 3 ай бұрын

The restrictions of the Andonstar types kept me away from them but I’ve seen where you can take the scope and screen off the base and put it on an articulating arm and get the same freedom of movement like I have with my scope. Not sure if that would be cheaper considering you have to buy an arm as well. One day I’ll have to get an oscilloscope as well…

@ronrader4798 2 ай бұрын

When doing hot air station soldering, do you keep your board elevated or can you lay it on a piece of metal for example. I was concerned if I just lay my board on a plate to work on it that it'll absorb my heat from the board.

@FixMoreWasteLess 2 ай бұрын

I either have it slightly elevated or on a silicon mat. A metal board would absorb some of the heat from the pcb while you’re working on it. I don’t know if it would hinder your work or not. Probably more of an issue when using a hot air station on big chips or ports connected to big ground planes.

@jackipiegg 3 ай бұрын

6:20 TBH the main difference of your choice is "fan in nozzle" vs "air pump in machine". "Air pump in machine" cheap ones are relatively affordable, below $100 AND will do thick boards just as well. You just didn't do your research when you got the cheap station lol, just add $20 or 30 is the difference between the fan nozzle type. Also 3:57 is a bad idea in 2024, there's a bunch of cheap irons built in that support JBC c115/c210 cartridge. Get that instead of ancient T12.

@FixMoreWasteLess 3 ай бұрын

I suppose my bad experience with the cheap hot air station made me swear them off so I went with what I knew would work vs trying a bunch of cheap ones. The Yiuha had good reviews and worked fine on some PS2s but just couldn’t handle anything beyond that. If you know of some ~$100 pump in system stations give them a shout out so others can know!

@jackipiegg 3 ай бұрын

@@FixMoreWasteLess quick 857dw+ or 957dw+ Since those are up in prices, you could get old models that copy hakko's number code, big giveaway is the nozzle doesn't have a fan on it. Key words to search are 8508, 850, 852D, 952D.