Message from @Frederica Bernkastel
Discord ID: 593088357601378305
a pad is the exposed copper on a pcb
ah okay.
that explains why the solder doesn't stick to the pad
because i am not heating the pad
solder won't stick if it's not hot yeah
only the solder
okay
you can put a little bit of solder on the tip to make the heat transfer better
wow that's beautiful
your solder probably has some flux inside of it, which is the white smoke you see
it burns off quite quickly
if you apply it to your iron it burns off before you even get to the joint
I've burnt many boards not doing it properly
so you don't really want to see white smoke
because you want to apply the flux and not burn it off
no, the flux always burns off
you just want it to burn off in the right place
it cleans the joint
oh so that's what flux is
i should buy some of this
white smoke is normal
all engineers I worked with just shove the iron into the flux
depends what kind of flux it is
you can use the flux for cleaning your tip too
everyone where i work uses liquid flux and applies it to the joint
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Y540 17"
for $1100
how are these specs?
it's a computer!
<:implying:589103384699863050> paying over $300 for a computer
its clearly not a thinkpad, so go ahead and buy a macbook if that's what you want
<:implying:589103384699863050> Amazon releases a new kindle
<:implying:589103384699863050> it's $250
<:implying:589103384699863050> for an E-Reader
<:implying:589103384699863050> in 2019
im still using a 45$ kindle from 2012 and all the new ones suck ass because they dont have physical buttons or look as legible without backlight
<:implying:589103384699863050> greentexting on discord
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