Snails - Response on Threads Part 3

[MadOzodi]

G'mornin, snails!

Ok, whatever higher power you believe in needs pass hellacious gas to knock the earth back to where its axis used to be. Heat index yesterday was somewhere in the 90s with high humidity. By 8pm the temps had dropped 20 degrees and this morning it was below 60 again.



On a side note: There nothing like getting close to completing your Tibs2 by Bap 2x18650 when one of your soldering joints snaps off the circuit board.

 

[tiburonfirst]

hang in there, mad! 2 hours to print 5 labels - paypal ain't working, usps ain't working - i'm gonna walk away before i lose it!

and i'm off to the rw!

 

[AttyPops]

G'mornin, snails!

Ok, whatever higher power you believe in needs pass hellacious gas to knock the earth back to where its axis used to be. Heat index yesterday was somewhere in the 90s with high humidity. By 8pm the temps had dropped 20 degrees and this morning it was below 60 again.



On a side note: There nothing like getting close to completing your Tibs2 by Bap 2x18650 when one of your soldering joints snaps off the circuit board.

Are you soldering it?

If so, the main reasons they can "snap off" are...

1) Too hot...the metal lifts off the PCB material.
2) Too cold...cold solder joints are weak. Is it "through hole" type?

Of course, you may have broken the PCB too. IDK what you mean. What happened?

 

[classwife]

if your solder looks "crystalized" it isn't a good solder job...not enough heat and it will snap off.

Also, tin the areas you are soldering first...meaning to put a thin layer of solder there first, makes joining easier in case there is a material temperature difference.


and...did you flux it or just try to solder directly to the metal ?

 

[AttyPops]

if your solder looks "crystalized" it isn't a good solder job...not enough heat and it will snap off.

Also, tin the areas you are soldering first...meaning to put a thin layer of solder there first, makes joining easier in case there is a material temperature difference.


and...did you flux it or just try to solder directly to the metal ?

My kinda gal right there.

 

[classwife]

 

[MadOzodi]

Through-hole on the Evolv DNA30 board. No flux. Of course, I was putting a decent amount of stress on the wire twisting and bending it to get it inside the enclosure. The PCB looked fine; I can see the separation/abrupt crack in the solder at the end of the wire. I think I'll use a shorter piece of wire on the re-do.

 

[CES]

Good afternoon, y'all

was a busy morning, and will be a busy afternoon, so just flying by.

 

[Flowersoul]

Been busy in this neck of the woods, but pretty much done what I have to get done for the weekend.

 

[FranC]

Quick stop........Nice cooler day.

 

[SilverBear]

Quick stop........Nice cooler day.

Here: 71 degrees, cloudless sky, 31% humidity.

It gets NO better than that. No way. No how.

 

[tiburonfirst]

good for you, bear! you deserve some decent days after all the snow and ice

 

[SilverBear]

good for you, bear! you deserve some decent days after all the snow and ice

... n/m ... tacky and mean-spirited. (But not toward you, Tibs!) (Or anybody here.)

 

[FranC]

Here: 71 degrees, cloudless sky, 31% humidity.

It gets NO better than that. No way. No how.

We have mostly sunny,75 with 54% humidity. Very nice.

 

[SilverBear]

I don't know if this works for non-FB folk, but here it is anyway!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=954592857887771


ETA:
Funny Kitten video. "Good taste".


ETA2:
No gagging or dry-heaving... or "this"... or "right here"...


ETA3:
... or grossness ... or scares ...

 

[FranC]

Very cute................

 

[tiburonfirst]

... n/m ... tacky and mean-spirited. (But not toward you, Tibs!) (Or anybody here.)

rejoice, bear! we now have a tornado warning up till 6pm - gotta pay for those mild winters somehow

laterzzzzzzzz! i hope

 

[FranC]

Hope that goes away,Tib.

 

[AttyPops]

rejoice, bear! we now have a tornado warning up till 6pm - gotta pay for those mild winters somehow

laterzzzzzzzz! i hope

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/us/tornado-virginia-campground.html?_r=0

 

[tiburonfirst]

all clear! no tornado but severe storms. might have some large branches down. guess i'll check tomorrow