Screaming_Rabbit Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Hey allWhat different ways are there for tinning the PCB traces (before soldering the parts)? Use a big (60W) iron? Using additional flux?Greets, Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arumblack Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 They sell some stuff called tin-it. should be able to find it a lot of places. One thing I've noticed, but not tried, is that when I use desoldering braid on a board with bare copper traces, and it slides a little, it sticks to the traces. Maybe you could use it like a sponge, and wipe the tin to the traces? If you got solder with a low melting point, and used a temp controlled soldering iron turned down as low as neccesary, you would minimize the chance of lifting pads or traces with excessive heat. I can't speak for the tin-it, never used the stuff, but I have seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdutcher Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 yeah, i would say that a commercial product like tin-it is the way to go. i've never used it myself, but there are other products on the market just like it i'm sure. besides, i really think that tinning the traces with solder would be too tedious and uneven. as far as i know, with the commercial products, you just submerge the board in a solution for 5 minutes and it's done (and looks professional)! i think you can even save and reuse the solution when you're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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