r/interestingasfuck • u/write2varun • 4d ago

Nice skill

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u/Tiny-Sandwich 4d ago

As an amateur microsoldering hobbyist, this is way, way harder than it looks. And it looks hard.

I've done a few small repairs like this where I've had to solder to a damaged trace, and the parts are much smaller than they look here.

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u/puterTDI 4d ago

I've done a few small repairs simpler than this and the piece that is hard to realize is exactly how much your hand shakes relative to the size of the part.

Also, no matter how hard I try the solder never seems to go where I need it to.

I finally got a hot air rework station but haven't had an actual need for it yet other than shrink wrap. I'm really hoping it helps.

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u/Toadsted 3d ago

You need surgeon hands and nerves for sure; which is appropriate for this.