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Interfectorem reacted to Boink in Best soldering iron?
I happen to own the soldering iron mentioned. It works great, even after 6 years of owning it, has interchangeable tips (though only one is included) and it's small enough to packed in a small-ish electronics repair kit. I highly recommend it to any soldering beginner looking to take their skills far before needing an upgrade to a more advanced control station.
As for solder I personally use lead free tin/silver solder though you can use lead based solder if you accept the inherent health risks. Any brand will do just fine as they are all pretty much identical.
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Interfectorem reacted to Enderman in Best soldering iron?
use silver solder
also you should get tinning flux
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Interfectorem reacted to Boink in Best soldering iron?
Tinning flux helps solder flow properly in a joint and helps the solder adhere to the metal. It makes joints a lot more secure but with the proper technique (especially on smaller joints) you don't need it. Rosin core solder has the tinning flux in the core which eliminates the need to buy it separately but tends to be thicker than other solder.
I recommend the following: For large joints use tinning flux or rosin core solder, especially if the joint will be under a lot of strain. For smaller joints like on PCBs use very thin solder to increase your level of control and don't bother with the flux.
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Interfectorem reacted to W-L in Best soldering iron?
There are pretty thin rosin core solders out there I personally use this stuff from MG Chemicals works like a charm compared to silver solder I've used before. This is only 0.032" (0.81mm) in diameter:
http://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Series-Leaded-Diameter/dp/B005T8N4RY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_328_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41ci3seskjL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1Q7ZFJBAYEZX2HH6NARH
http://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Leaded-Solder-Diameter/dp/B008UH40YW/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1454557900&sr=1-1&keywords=mg+chemicals+solder
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Interfectorem reacted to Octavialicious in Matrix Cards are Shit
The title is entirely incorrect then, ASUS doesn't make the waterblocks... no reason to call it a shit card
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Interfectorem reacted to W-L in Best Coolants?
For transparent colored fluids I would recommend Mayhem's X1 or EKWB EVO fluid, both them will have all the needed additives for the loop.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from satanicasmrjunkie666 in Are my temps OK?
What voltage are you running at on your 5820K? Also, I'm not sure the H90 would be a huge uprgade, I would suggest the NZXT X41 over the H90, since the X41 has a thicker radiator that would yield better performance.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from Badazzz in Whats this icon mean?
According to this, it is TTY (Teletype).
" Your iPhone is set up to work with a teletype (TTY) machine, which is used by those who are hearing- or speech-impaired. You need an optional Apple iPhone TTY Adapter (suggested retail price $19) to connect your iPhone to a TTY machine"
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Interfectorem got a reaction from Mohenjo in Whats this icon mean?
According to this, it is TTY (Teletype).
" Your iPhone is set up to work with a teletype (TTY) machine, which is used by those who are hearing- or speech-impaired. You need an optional Apple iPhone TTY Adapter (suggested retail price $19) to connect your iPhone to a TTY machine"
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Interfectorem reacted to ApolloX75 in Still Using a 1100T Phenom!
With that 990FX board you will be able to overclock the 1100T quite well, so your system life will be extended depending on how well your chip does.
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Interfectorem reacted to LinusTech in is there a quiet pump?
D5 at the lowest setting will please all be the "freak 'o nature" silence enthusiasts.
Get a vibration dampening mount.
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Interfectorem reacted to W-L in Painting r9 290
Welcome to the Forums!
The red sections on the reference cooler are molded all at once making it on solid piece so they are not separable from the looks go things so you will need to mask it off for painting. I have a guide here under the GPU Painting, note images and layout are still updating:
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Interfectorem reacted to W-L in Static Pressure fan
Pressure fans work great in both push or pull, but do tend to be marginally better in push compared to pull since most times they don't make a good seal around rads or heatsinks so not all the air is drawn through the fins.
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Interfectorem reacted to DevilishBooster in NZXT Hue RGB LED Controller, I have no idea what im doing with the nobs
Ah, yeah, I auto read it as Hue+. My bad.
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Interfectorem reacted to Dobbsjr in NZXT Hue RGB LED Controller, I have no idea what im doing with the nobs
You have to "mix" the colors. Turn the green knob off, turn the red all the way up, and turn up the blue until you get pink.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from Dobbsjr in NZXT Hue RGB LED Controller, I have no idea what im doing with the nobs
Turn the Green knob all the way off, turn the Red knob all the way up, and then slowly turn the Blue knob until you get pink
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Interfectorem reacted to EK Luc in EKWB 420mm Radiator Fan Screw Spacing
The spacing on the EK-CoolStream CE 420 is 15mm.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from Oshino Shinobu in What songs would you use to test a sound system?
I would try Revolution by Diplo to test out the bass personally. Also, I very much envy your car.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from Andrew Storlie in Not the religious type but for those who are please pray for me
Oh no, all of my hopes go to you man. Best of luck.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from AlTech in Not the religious type but for those who are please pray for me
Oh no, all of my hopes go to you man. Best of luck.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from IPickle in Not the religious type but for those who are please pray for me
Oh no, all of my hopes go to you man. Best of luck.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from vanished in Question about passive watercooling
No, because the heat is not being removed from the water, so your CPU would eventually overheat.
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Interfectorem got a reaction from App4that in The Might 980 Ti
That was my point I was under the impression that you thought the EVGA cooling solution had no relation to the MSI + Corsair one.
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