In need of Soldering / Diode Help
My diode finally came today so I began soldering it to my Flexdrive today. I knew absoloutely nothing about soldering besides what I have read on this site, and well, It didn't go well. I finally got the spring attached, messily. Then as I moved to the diode itself, I just couldn't get enough heat on the tip to get those little pins seperatly soldered. I feared that I overheated the diode so I attached it to 2 doubld a batteries and I did see the blu-ray laser, but as I removed the wires from the batteries, off the pins, I saw a very, very, minor small spark. Thats enough for me for tonight. I need help before I begin this again...
How do I check if my diode is dead?
Is a propane-soldering iron torch, bad for this?
My diode finally came today so I began soldering it to my Flexdrive today. I knew absoloutely nothing about soldering besides what I have read on this site, and well, It didn't go well. I finally got the spring attached, messily. Then as I moved to the diode itself, I just couldn't get enough heat on the tip to get those little pins seperatly soldered. I feared that I overheated the diode so I attached it to 2 doubld a batteries and I did see the blu-ray laser, but as I removed the wires from the batteries, off the pins, I saw a very, very, minor small spark. Thats enough for me for tonight. I need help before I begin this again...
How do I check if my diode is dead?
Is a propane-soldering iron torch, bad for this?