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bbradburry(at)allvantage.
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject: How to solder Mini DIN connectors

I could use little assistance...

I am trying to solder the pins on a mini din connector and I melted the 

plastic on the first one!  The pins do not look like they are removable, 

but if the plastic is that easy to melt...

Can someone give me a little advice?



Thanks,

Bill B

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n395v

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: How to solder Mini DIN connectors

Get a good crimper, some pins and new connectors. Crimp don't solder.

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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject: How to solder Mini DIN connectors

Assuming it needs to be solder..  How hot is your iron (how many watts)? 

Having a hot/high wattage iron means the area of the pin where the

soldering needs to be done can get hot quickly enough to melt the solder

while the end of the pin embedded in the plastic remains cool enough to

not melt the plastic.  A slow/small iron will take relatively longer to

locally heat the pin enough to melt the solder, and the extra time will

heat the whole pin more - melting the plastic.



Use a freshly cleaned iron tip.  And freshly tin the tip.  The iron can

transfer heat faster if the tip has tin on it.



Another trick I have used with some amount of success is to take a pair of

small forceps and grip the pin being soldered right where the pin goes

into the plastic.  This creates a heat sink which causes there to be

steeper temperature gradient along the length of the pin.  At least that's

the theory I use to explain it to myself..



The trick is to get onto and off of the pin as quickly as possible.  Use a

hot, clean, freshly tinned iron..

Matt-



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 I could use little assistance...

 I am trying to solder the pins on a mini din connector and I melted the

 plastic on the first one!  The pins do not look like they are removable,

 but if the plastic is that easy to melt...

 Can someone give me a little advice?



 Thanks,

 Bill B

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