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

[Quincas Moreira]

Don't give up on it!  It's a new lesson now, one about troubleshooting :)

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Elain Klopke <functionofform at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>>
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