N00b This And N00b That, Why Not Offer A Sollution Options

[|ToKe|]

I've been a satisfied reader of these forums for months now, gaining knowledge in areas I was completely ignorent about. But the one that seems a bit weird, is the pogo pin/solder battle. Instead of telling everyone not to use pogo pins because they are crap, and if they are they have to be idiots etc etc. Why not help people find a place to get a little soldering technique, and a few things to practice on. Everyone needs practice. And maybe there is some people out there with nerves shot to shit (like myself) from too much dope, smack, paintchips, whatever. But try to educate the "idiots" before exileing them into an endless pit of flameing remarks.

My Canadian 2 cents. (0.0043 USD)

[globalhec]

The pogo pins misalign themselves after time, two months may not be long enough in your case.

It has been said hundreds of times before, I'll say it again:

The pogo pins press against the solder points on the mobo, they are held against the solder under extreme pressure. It is only a matter of time before the heat traveling through the contact points and the pressure from the pins causes the solder to "move" out from underneath the pins and possibly touch a vital area.

I myself am no soldering expert, but I managed to solder on a PC-Bioxx Chip, just grab yourself a low voltage pin point soldering iron, an old 486 Motherboard to practice on, and all will be well.

All you need is patience, and you'll get through it just fine. (Hell, I even dropped a HUGE glob of solder on my xbox board, it even joined a few capicitors, but with a lot of patience, and an insane amount of swearing, I manged to lift the solder up, and my box has been working like a champ.

Anyway, there's my two cents worth.