[sdiy] Need help with a SMD kit (OT?)

[Elain Klopke]

Well.... Nevermind....

I found my solder wick and was terribly happy to get all the excess blobs
off the chips. The controls and jacks went in with ease. And then I plugged
it in, fed it power (Red stripe where it is meant to be), and nothing
happened. No lights. No sound. Nothing. I have a feeling that I severely
overheated at least the microcontroller if not a few other bits of it.

That was a very expensive lesson....

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 6:26 AM, <paula at synth.net> wrote:

> Elain,
>
>
>  I understand your frustration, I've been there :)
>
>  Best way to get rid of solder bridges on SMT chips is to use the
> following;
>
> 1) Solder flux
>
> 2) Solder wick
>
> 3) patience
>
> 4) practice
>
>
> you can buy numbers 1 and 2, simply cover the offending pins in flux (I
> use a syringe) and then use solder wick to lift the bridges
>
> number 3 comes with time
>
> number 4 you can do by grabbing an old PCB and bridging it then practicing
> removing the bridges.
>
>
> Sadly I'm not in the USA else I'd offer.
>
>
> Paula
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2017-07-18 08:15, Elain Klopke wrote:
>
> Hey list,
>
> I bought the Elements diy kit from Synthcube and managed to get all the
> surface mount components attached using solder paste, a tiny syringe, and a
> hot plate. Everything melted nicely and I only burnt the solder mask a bit
> because I wasn't quick enough getting it off the hot plate, but the copper
> traces appear to be still attached to the board so I'm not too worried.
>
> And then the problems started. I let the board cool down and then started
> going about eliminating solder bridges on a couple of the ICs. I cleaned up
> one side of the microcontroller and then made the other three worse. I got
> one chip that was a little crooked seated properly and then another popped
> free and I couldn't get it resoldered.
>
> I've stepped away from the kit so I don't do more damage or throw it
> against the wall in frustration.
>
> Is there anyone experienced in surface mount soldering (preferably in the
> US) that would be willing to fix this mess for me. I'm way out of my depth
> and am willing to pay postage both ways and a fee for your time.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Synth-diy mailing list
> Synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/attachments/20170718/95e006de/attachment.htm>