Microscopic Board Level Repair
In the microsoldering community, Amtech NC-559 Flux is the gold standard. You can buy the flux on ebay or amazon or aliexpress, but be warned that almost all of them are fake. And yes, the fake flux is nowhere near as good as the real stuff. So, how can you tell the difference between real…
One of the biggest questions for newbies entering the microsoldering world is “what temperature should I set my hot air gun to in order to remove the shields from an iphone logic board?” Well, if you think about it, the melting temperature of lead-free solder is roughly 220 ºC, so you definitely need to set…
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So what is micro soldering? Micro soldering is the act of soldering components so small that they can only be seen through a microscope. These small components usually consist of resistors, capacitors, inductors, connectors, diodes, transistors, microchips, etc. They fit all around a logic board with multiple layers into a teeny tiny little space and…