comp_phys_marc · Mar 6

Good on ya!

Christian Alder · Mar 6

Looking good! My first attempt looked way worse, and I got some little drops on my hand 😅

Steve Adams · Mar 6

This is genuinely excellent for a first try. I've seen experiences people do worse, haha.

Sara Joy ☠️ · Mar 6

It's a really good first go! Get yourself some flux (comes in pens or like a little tub of greasy-looking stuff), dab it onto the places where the solder is bumpy or hasn't flowed down properly onto both the pad and pin, and touch the hot iron to those places again. Flux is your friend!

Chris Johnson · Mar 7

Nice, what are you building?

a:\drian · Mar 6

There are two things I have that I could maybe fix if I could solder. It's been 10 years.

Darren Townsend · Mar 6

Yep, I gained a lot of experience soldering headers on Pi Zeros. There's nothing like 20pin strips to get your eye in.