im havin trouble doing so,
do i have to scratch up the metal first?
or is my iron just not hot enough? im usin a 40 watt trying

It could be that you iron isn't hot enough. I had some luck taking some sand paper and ruffing up the metal first and then applying flux. The easiest way to do it though is to use hot glue. It doesn't look pretty but it works the best.

O'Malley

thats what ive been trying, but hot glue doesnt seem to be strong enough to maintain constant contact with the led ground and the shielding, at least all the time.

If you go the hot glue route, I would recommend wiring all of the grounds together and wiring to a common ground on the mobo.

O'Malley

dude 40 watts is a beast of a soldering iron... I wouldnt even be using that on any type of board with sensitive components.


I use a 15, and i can solder to the metal shielding fine, just hold it there for a couple secconds to get it nice and hot.

Yeah, 40 watts is either a monster (expensive) soldering iron; a soldering gun; or most likely a cheap iron that they threw a "40 watt" sticker on, but it's really 15 watts.

My 25 watt iron works just fine for soldering to shielding; it just takes a while to warm up.

Yes never use above 15w on a PCB. The metal sheilding also may not solder because of the metal that it is. It could also be coated so.....I dont know what else to tell u dude.

im not usin the 40 on all my components, it has a switch to go to 20, which is what i use on my pcbs and what not, but i switched it up to 40 to try to get anything to stick to the metal,
though i have used 40 on delicate shit when i get impatient, and its fine as long as you dont hold the soldering iron on the point for more than a second or two.

*edit* gamer form 2080, i swear i never see a helpful post from you

You should try scratching the shielding. Good luck.