Ok i'm struggling with some issues soldering these LD's without over heating them. I know heat = bad, no kidding but i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong here.
i'm using the following solder and iron
solder -http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4455316;jsessionid=-Lsm6zMiW6ne3gd8RN8rYQ**.node2?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
Iron - http://shop3.outpost.com/product/2818734?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
the iron melts the solder without issue, the issue is the solder doesn't stick to a damn thing. sometimes it will stick to the wires but I can't get it to stay on the posts from the LD. Everytime I try it creates a cold solder join and thats really bad in this application.
So far i've managed to solder one red and my Blu but the amount of solder I had to use was insane just to make it stick, on one of them once I verified the connection was there I used crazy glue just to ease my mind about the connection.
am I doing something wrong? is there some skill i'm lacking or just something i'm over looking?
i'm using the following solder and iron
solder -http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4455316;jsessionid=-Lsm6zMiW6ne3gd8RN8rYQ**.node2?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
Iron - http://shop3.outpost.com/product/2818734?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
the iron melts the solder without issue, the issue is the solder doesn't stick to a damn thing. sometimes it will stick to the wires but I can't get it to stay on the posts from the LD. Everytime I try it creates a cold solder join and thats really bad in this application.
So far i've managed to solder one red and my Blu but the amount of solder I had to use was insane just to make it stick, on one of them once I verified the connection was there I used crazy glue just to ease my mind about the connection.
am I doing something wrong? is there some skill i'm lacking or just something i'm over looking?