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JaySki · 09.02.2008, 07:51 PM

When soldering on a board.. to add or remove components...
you HAVE to be VERY careful with heat.. Circuit boards are made up of several layers with traces through each layer... even the contacts on the top layer may continue on to another component... too much heat and you WILL lift traces, and they can not be fixed.
You WILL damage the traces that may be below where you are soldering.. and can NOT be fixed.
If you short/bridge a set of contacts... or more.. yuou can/will short and damage other components on the board. Shorting and hitting some of those other transistors, resistors, etc with any amount of current and/or voltage can/will damage them. At that point, you are pretty much dead in the water unless you have an Oscilloscope and a schematic of test points, and what readings would be where.
Soldering on a board is a MASSIVELY different world from soldering wires to connectors.
I wouldn't suggest practicing on a $200 piece of electronics that you can have replaced for free under warranty.

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JaySki RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 136 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Metro Detroit	09.02.2008, 07:51 PM When soldering on a board.. to add or remove components... you HAVE to be VERY careful with heat.. Circuit boards are made up of several layers with traces through each layer... even the contacts on the top layer may continue on to another component... too much heat and you WILL lift traces, and they can not be fixed. You WILL damage the traces that may be below where you are soldering.. and can NOT be fixed. If you short/bridge a set of contacts... or more.. yuou can/will short and damage other components on the board. Shorting and hitting some of those other transistors, resistors, etc with any amount of current and/or voltage can/will damage them. At that point, you are pretty much dead in the water unless you have an Oscilloscope and a schematic of test points, and what readings would be where. Soldering on a board is a MASSIVELY different world from soldering wires to connectors. I wouldn't suggest practicing on a $200 piece of electronics that you can have replaced for free under warranty.