On Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 08:33 PM, Ronald Taylor wrote:
John, a quicker solution that doesn¡¯t risk damaging the board is to simply solder that particular lead to the top side of the board and let the plated-thru hole take the connection all the way through to the bottom. I recommend doing it this way before adding a lot more heat and potentially removing a pad.?
I'll second Ron's advice.
Or another method is to take the wire lead whle *briefly* applying heat to the
pad and gently pull the lead / wire through it.
It will will move into position, but often the joint will be poor.
So in one swift action, reheat and reflow the joint so that you don't damage
the PCB pad.
Works a charm in my experience.
If you need to gain a little practice, just practive a bit on some scrap PCB or
some of that 0.1 inch spaced stuff with copper tracks on it to determine how much
heat / time you need. (We call it Veroboard over here).
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- 73 de Andy -
