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So yesterday, I failed at my first attempt at building a completed module:cryyy:
I was using a LOC diode with a rkcstr driver I set it to 300mv with my test load from Flaminpyro.
I soldered the diode directly to the driver. My biggest concern was leaving the tip of the iron on to long, and overheating the diode. I had already pre tined both the diode pins, and the driver board. Even used some flux. When I was finished I fired it up. It worked YAHOO, I did it.
So now it's time to put the bottom half of the aixiz on. what I didn't account for was the lack of space in the module, length wise.
When I soldered the diode to the driver. I didn't do it close enough. So when I screwed it on, it twisted the pins on the diode around them selves. When i fired it up again, it sorted out the diode.:cryyy:
So what's the best way to avoid this?
It doesn't look like their is much to sand, or shave off the rkcstr.
Should I use short wires to connect diode to the driver, and then stuff them in the aixiz?
I have big fat shaky hands. So I don't want to get the driver to close to the diode for fear of getting solder on the diode it's self, and sorting it out again
Also, looking at it again. If my next diode's pins are just as long. It looks like I will have to snip the tips of them to bring it in closer to the driver. Are they easy to snip, or are the really brittle and prone to snapping off?
I just ordered two more diodes and one more driver from flaminpyro.
The other driver should still be good. So I will have two more chances to pull this off before I throw in the towel. Any tips would be appreciated, Thanks.
I was using a LOC diode with a rkcstr driver I set it to 300mv with my test load from Flaminpyro.
I soldered the diode directly to the driver. My biggest concern was leaving the tip of the iron on to long, and overheating the diode. I had already pre tined both the diode pins, and the driver board. Even used some flux. When I was finished I fired it up. It worked YAHOO, I did it.
So now it's time to put the bottom half of the aixiz on. what I didn't account for was the lack of space in the module, length wise.
When I soldered the diode to the driver. I didn't do it close enough. So when I screwed it on, it twisted the pins on the diode around them selves. When i fired it up again, it sorted out the diode.:cryyy:
So what's the best way to avoid this?
It doesn't look like their is much to sand, or shave off the rkcstr.
Should I use short wires to connect diode to the driver, and then stuff them in the aixiz?
I have big fat shaky hands. So I don't want to get the driver to close to the diode for fear of getting solder on the diode it's self, and sorting it out again
Also, looking at it again. If my next diode's pins are just as long. It looks like I will have to snip the tips of them to bring it in closer to the driver. Are they easy to snip, or are the really brittle and prone to snapping off?
I just ordered two more diodes and one more driver from flaminpyro.
The other driver should still be good. So I will have two more chances to pull this off before I throw in the towel. Any tips would be appreciated, Thanks.
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