PC Techs

[JUDWAK]

No disrespect to anyones soldering skills, (or possible lack of), but there is a good reason for taking it to a true engineer. We've all seen the 'efforts' of the mates with soldering irons, the P.C shops who decide to add board repairs to their lists, etc.

Any computer board is a multilayer board. Complete bleeders to work on at the best of times. And, to be truthful, most people are fairly sh1t with a soldering iron. You can, (even if you cause no visible damage), cause damage to lower layers. You can lift tracks, break tracks, fail to get the solder through the board cleanly, and any other number of problems. All it takes is one second or so too many with the iron. It is all too easy to do.

Honestly. Any engineers on here will tell you the same. We've all seen and had to repair the damage caused by 'mates' and shops on kit. Try and save a few quid, and you will end up paying far more. Soldering ain't just a case of applying a soldering tip and solder to a board. Every bugger and their mother seems to think they're experts on soldering for some reason.

non taken i hear what ya say and agree
but i worked at Relectronic-Remech (world wide)
i was one of the best
even tho i could not read or wright

i put a web sit up for them but its sold out to ISS
google it you will see if ya find any pics of a porn tash guy thats me

[MattF]

google it you will see if ya find any pics of a porn tash guy thats me

Ah, another person who sports a muff tickler.

[JUDWAK]

Ah, another person who sports a muff tickler.

yep my porn tash is of true yorkshire grit it was grown on a mountain goats arse in the early 80's iam told it was blessed by monks daily

[JUDWAK]

http://archive.thetelegraphandargus....21/177576.html
brings back some memerys for me anyway

[TobyJug]

I am actually part of the shop's technical team when I feel good enough that is....
I do a lot of pc/laptop boards, amateur radio boards, cb boards, tft screens etc...

So I am not just a hobby solderer haha
otherwise I wud not offer to fix anyones laptop....
I don't hav enough money to take a risc like that haha lol

But I do see ur point matt cus we get some stuff in the shop full of flux just a nightmare..
and if u dont know what u doing u can make it a lot more expensive...

[MattF]

Apologies if it sounded like I was digging at anyone, btw. I wasn't.

Yeah, some of the 'attempts' I've seen in the past really do bely belief. Some stuff has even ended up being consigned straight to scrap due to the quality of some muppets work. Even when you think you can't see 'owt worse than the last one, they manage to surprise you still.

[surfenstein]

yoshie dont listen to matt he talks crap.bring it down here ive got some oxy acetlyne cutting gear here that should do the trick.

[Sancho]

Apologies if it sounded like I was digging at anyone, btw. I wasn't.

Right, what's going on here?

Charlie missed out on a torrent of free stuff and now Matt seems to be displaying something not entirely unlike humility.

Incidentally, I have banned myself from soldering irons. I'm one of those people that just waves it around for a bit and then uses about a metre of solder that just seems to vapourise.

[MattF]

Right, what's going on here?

Charlie missed out on a torrent of free stuff and now Matt seems to be displaying something not entirely unlike humility.

You can fair hear Rod Serling's voice in the background............

[TobyJug]

Apologies if it sounded like I was digging at anyone, btw. I wasn't.

Yeah, some of the 'attempts' I've seen in the past really do bely belief. Some stuff has even ended up being consigned straight to scrap due to the quality of some muppets work. Even when you think you can't see 'owt worse than the last one, they manage to surprise you still.

hehe all good,
I know where u are coming from tho....
I hav seen some pieces in the past haha and then I am supposed to clean up the mess lol no way.....

[Albannach]

Take it to Neito Electronics in Stirling.

[gwh200]

get your mate to do it yoshie........then watch matts head actually explode !!!!!

[BioHazard]

yuch .....It might be lister with space mumps.......






(Red Dwarf for non fans)

[Apache]

How did I miss a Matt F rant?

Fully agree with him though. I've seen some truly dreadful work by, well, most people when it comes to soldering.

I, on the other hand have around 25 years of experience, my finest acheivement being that I am qualified to work on safety critical aircraft systems, so yes, I can solder

[Apache]

get your mate to do it yoshie........then watch matts head actually explode !!!!!

Classic!