I find that after the pin has cooled, if it has a somewhat large glob of
solder on it, if you clean your soldering iron tip on a damp sponge, then
place the tip of the iron back onto the globbed pin, it will suck some of
the excess solder off the pin.  This leaves a nice looking solder
job.  Hope this helps!

Sincerely,
Scott Pierce



At 12:14 AM 8/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>On Fri, Aug 09, 2002 at 11:50:13AM -0600, Dwayne Reid wrote:
> > At 04:34 PM 8/8/02 -0500, Dave Dribin wrote:
> >
> > >Yeah, I've pretty much determined I suck at soldering. :)
> >
> > Practice - lots of it.  In other words, keep doing it - even though you are
> > not getting perfect results.  You *will* get better at it.
>
>That's sorta the problem.  I only solder once every 6 months or so, so
>I never get a chance to really practice.  Oh well, maybe one day, this
>will become part of my day job. :)
>
> > Try 700F.  Flood the tip with solder, then shake off the excess.  What you
> > should now see is a nice, brightly tinned tip.  Touch the iron to the pin
> > and PCB, jab just a little bit of solder right where the tip touches the
> > pin, watch the solder start to move to the rest of the pin and trace.  Now
> > add just a tiny bit more solder.  Take the solder away - keep the iron
> > there for a split second longer, then remove the iron.
>
>Thanks, I will try your advice next time.
>
>-Dave
>
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