imho stick in a dud female connector and solder. This will keep the pin(s)
properly aligned when you remove it. Proper soldering involves sticking to
manufacturer's specs for dwell time etc. Not an available option for
manual soldering.

Peter

On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Pic Dude wrote:

>I use the same part as well, and I usually have no problems,
>but occassionally I find that the plastic does indeed melt a
>bit, but then hardens again when it cools.  The pin should be
>snug in the hole on the board, else I can see this being an
>annoyance.
>
>Cheers,
>-Neil.
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
>> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Dave Dribin
>> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 4:34 PM
>> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [OT]: Soldering pin headers
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 02:27:51PM -0400, Sid Weaver wrote:
>> > > > Ok, so I am soldering these 10x2 headers (like Jameco [1] Part
>> > > > #53479) to some perf board and I'm having some problems.
>> The plastic
>> > > > doesn't really hold the pins in that well.  When I try and
>> solder, the
>> > > > plastic ends up melting a little, the pin comes loose and slides
>> >
>> > I solder these things all the time and don't have a problem.  You may be
>> > holding the iron on there too long.  Touch your solder to the
>> pin, then touch
>> > your iron to the pin/solder junction.  As soon as the solder
>> melts take the
>> > iron away.  Takes about 1/2 second to solder a pin with a good iron.
>>
>> Yeah, I've pretty much determined I suck at soldering. :) I've bought
>> a nice Weller temperature controlled iron (well, it's nicer than my
>> $15 Radio Shack iron, at least).  How hot to you set you iron for on
>> something like this?  I tried 650F, but turned it down to 600F when I
>> noticed they started melting.  But I think I still held the iron on
>> the pins too long, maybe a second or two.  I would touch the iron to
>> the pin to warm it up first for a bit, then touch the solder to the
>> the hot pin and iron.  Like I said, I think I suck at soldering.  I've
>> never really watched anyone good, and I make tons of mistakes.
>>
>> -Dave
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