First DJ Jack Replacement

[scribblesvurt]

Solder paste applied to each leg of the Jack, pushed through then soldered by simply blasting with Hot Air. Best way ever. Plus, using the paste you get solder right through the joint through to the other side for a nice tight job.

 

[gigitygigity]

Solder paste applied to each leg of the Jack, pushed through then soldered by simply blasting with Hot Air. Best way ever. Plus, using the paste you get solder right through the joint through to the other side for a nice tight job.

interesting, very interesting!

 

[billyboy]

Solder paste applied to each leg of the Jack, pushed through then soldered by simply blasting with Hot Air. Best way ever. Plus, using the paste you get solder right through the joint through to the other side for a nice tight job.

I agree, I have no soldering experience and used a test motherboard to solder a jack on with solder paste and hot air I had no problems with it, worked like a charm.

 

[gigitygigity]

ok, next questions, what grade of solder paste do you recommend?

 

[MobileTechie]

Using solder also gets the solder through the hole and on both sides of the board. That's what solder does when the surfaces are clean and the temperatures sufficient - it flows.

 

[billyboy]

ok, next questions, what grade of solder paste do you recommend?

This is what we use, Solder Paste

It's a small tub but it does a lot of jacks

 

[NETWizz]

You also need to buy some rosin flux pen.

The way I do it is use a desoldering iron, which is like a soldering iron and solder sucker mixed together... works great.

Once removed, I clean the motherboard with Zero-Residue contact cleaner:
http://www.buy.com/prod/mg-chemical...oz/q/sellerid/22583914/loc/101/219567303.html

Next I use a rosin flux pen and put a dab on each pad. Then I put clean solder on a tip and barely touch each pad. The flux just moves enough solder to cover the pads.

Now, I put rosin flux on each lead of the new power port. If I can I use fine grit sand paper just ot make one pass over each lead, first.

I use a wodden clothes pin to hold it in place. Then I just tin the tip of my soldering iron and touch it to each lead. I never apply solder directly to the motherboard.

I always use 60/40, too.

When done and cool, I use a baby toothbrush sprayed with contact cleaner to clean the flux residue from tat area of the motherboard.


Works everytime and you can't tell any work was ever done.