[sdiy] A better pair of helper hands?

[Martin Klang]

With an average number components, snipping before soldering is necessary when you use an assembly jig, since the back of the board will otherwise resemble a bionic porcupine.

I'm not saying this is a better way of soldering, but it is likely to be much faster.

And since I've no intention to start a flameware on the best way to solder, I am _not_ going to point out that dissipating heat away from the solder joint is not generally considered a good thing.

> I always solder first, and snip then the leads.

So do I. Only for different reasons.

/m

On 17 Sep 2012, at 17:06, Florian Anwander wrote:

> Hello
> 
> Am 17.09.2012 17:53, schrieb Martin Klang:
>> turn the whole thing over, snip the leads then solder.
> You snip the leads first? I'd never do that. To my opinion the leads are required for heat dissipation, especially for Diodes and transistors.
> 
> I always solder first, and snip then the leads.
> 
> Florian
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