[sdiy] advice for a beginner

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Alexandre Matheson <amatheso at alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
>Hello and seasons greetings all,
>
>I've been wanting to try my hand at synth building for a few years  
>now and finally ordered a Paia Fatman as a first project. I have been  
>building software synths in Pure Data for a few years now but I think  
>hardware is a whole other world. I need advice on what tools and  
>materials I will need. Is there a big difference between one  
>soldering iron to the next? which solder is ideal? Do I have to worry  
>about my connections corroding over time? I have zero experience with  
>this so even the obvious eludes me.

I don't believe that FatMan synths are RoHS, but if they are (or most importantly
yours is), you need an RoHS soldering iron and solder.  If you use solder/iron that
matches the technology used, there will be no corrosion.

I'm not an expert on soldering iron brands, I'll let others help with that.

Also, please check out my FatMan modifications website at:

http://home1.gte.net/res0658s/fatman/



-- ScottG

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-- Scott Gravenhorst
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