Solder Tabs - just a suggestion...

Guy Boisvert · 1659

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Offline Guy Boisvert

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on: May 05, 2013, 01:05:51 AM
I always find that it is preferable to solder a short 2 inch wire [1/2 inch stripped at both ends] to solder tabs before  mounting them on a metal chassis. 

In my experience, it is very easy to get a cold solder joint when trying to heat a solder tab once it is attached to a cold metal chassis.

Guy



Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 07:16:40 AM
This is a good topic to bring up.  If you loosen the hardware a little bit, the heat transfer efficiency from the solder tab to the chassis plate will drop drastically, and it will take solder as it should.

I find this particularly applicable with the Eros ground tab lug.

-PB

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