soldering irons and fine/thin tips

[Yaka]

anyone know where you can buy extremely fine soldering tips? ive tried looking at maplins but the ones they have arnt as fine as id like em to be

 

[Tom]

Try www.rswww.co.uk

 

[Yaka]

damn what im looking for is listed on there for £80 and needs a station worth £1k

 

[FuzzyLogic]

I'm interested now, what is it you're after that's going to cost a grand, and why?


0o

 

[Tom]

I bet hes trying to desolder SM components

 

[Chilly]

playstation chipping

 

[Yaka]

i want it me self for is for the solder points for spare 3 pin fan mount on a x360 mobo i have

cept the holes have solder right in the holes and its a pain in the arse for my normal soldering iron to remove. i want it to hadd another fan for the mobo and stick in slim case i have. peeps on xbs forums have stated drilling it as last resort but thats not somat i wana risk

my bro needs it for some ds customistaion he is trying to do

 

[Yaka]

www.antex.co.uk just come across this site, £3 for the point i want not bad

 

[phlash]

Have you got a solder sucker? I find one v handy when desoldering via holes like those (eg: http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/silverline/show/big/633609.jpg)
Yay for Antex though!

 

[Kryten]

Ill keep note of that site, always after soldering kit. Prefer using desoldering braid over the "suckers" though, seems to work a little better.

But dont you just REALLY FUCKING HATE companies that have NO FUCKING IDEA that the internet is 24/7 and shut off their entire website saying they re-open on the 4th of Jan?

Christ all mighty...

 

[Tom]

Be careful not to remove the track from the board by overheating it. Once that happens you'll have to start hard wiring things. Messy.

Try either braid or a sucker. Sucker would probably be best on this, braid would have difficulty removing it all.

I wouldn't drill it for the same reasons. If the solder won't come out, then connect your fan using individual wires. Melt more solder on each hole until its a big blob of melt, and poke each wire through quickly. Then solder whatever you have to the end of those 3 wires.