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Amp Stuff => AmpTools/Tech Tips => Topic started by: kagliostro on November 16, 2012, 12:57:46 am

Title: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: kagliostro on November 16, 2012, 12:57:46 am

How to solder turret and other old stuff

9 very nice video lessons

Basic Soldering Lesson 1 - "Solder & Flux" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIT4ra6Mo0s#)

Basic Soldering Lesson 2 - "Soldering To PCB Terminals" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrhg5A1a1mU#)

Basic Soldering Lesson 3 - "Cup Terminals" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GLeCt_u3U8#)

Basic Soldering Lesson 4 - "Bifurcated Terminals" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvTiql-ED4A#)

Basic Soldering Lesson 5 - "Hook and Pierced Terminals" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN3V8hMiUb4#)

Basic Soldering Lesson 6 - "Component Soldering" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY5M-lGxvzo#)

Basic Soldering Lesson 7 - "Integrated Circuits: The DIP-Type Package" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgcPxdnjwt4#)

Basic Soldering Lesson 8 - "Integrated Circuits" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTv3gK9tAKA#)

Basic Soldering Lesson 9 - "Integrated Circuits: The Flatpack & Other Planar-mounted Components" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq5ngauITsw#)

I hope you like it

K

Title: Re: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: The_Gaz on March 03, 2013, 03:45:51 pm

Really cool, thanks for posting. I learned a few things, and I though I was an "Expert!"

Title: Re: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: sluckey on March 03, 2013, 04:54:36 pm

K, what led you to the PACE lessons?

Title: Re: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: kagliostro on March 04, 2013, 12:59:55 am

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what led you to the PACE lessons?

A guy in an italian forum where I'm a moderator found one of the link

as I like this kind of movie very much

and I thought might be of interest

I found all the links and I have posted also here

Don't you like ?

K

Title: Re: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: sluckey on March 04, 2013, 08:49:49 am

I like it very much. Those videos were part of a week long soldering course I attended in '73 at Robins Air Force Base. PACE is a well known name at depot level repair facilities. You're the first person outside of FAA or depot facilities that I recall mentioning them. There is some excellent material in those videos. Anyone that ever melts a blob of solder could benefit. Thanks for posting.

I was so impressed with PACE that a bought one of their repair stations back in the '70s. Still got it, although it will probably never see any more pcb work. And the minichine function has been far surpassed by Dremel.

(http://www.el34world.com/Forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=15241.0;attach=35695;image)

Title: Re: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: kagliostro on March 04, 2013, 09:34:40 am

Ciao Steve

I'm glad you like the videos, thank you for the info about them

One thing

I don't understand <minichine function> and also google didn't hep me to understand

please, can you explain ?

Grazie

Franco

Title: Re: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: sluckey on March 04, 2013, 10:11:39 am

"minichine" is a word made up by PACE to describe the motorized functions of the repair station.

The minichine output on the PACE is a mechanical output. It is directly coupled to a small high speed motor shaft inside the repair station. A handheld rotary tool connects to the minichine coupler. The rotary tool supplied with the PACE is the equivalent to a Dremel rotary tool, except the tool has no electrical connection. Instead, it connects to the PACE through a 3' long flexible shaft. The PACE rotary tool uses several different sized collets to hold a variety of drills, burrs, grinders, polishers, cutters, etc. All this was aimed at repairing/modifying pcbs.

The PACE minichine is more than a rotary tool though. The same motor that operates the rotary tool also operates a small air compressor/vacuum pump that can be used to operate some small sprayers for cleaning, etc, but more importantly, the vacuum pump operates the desoldering tool. The desoldering tool is the gem of this repair station. It's basically a temperature controlled soldering iron that uses hollow tips. The iron also has a vacuum hose attached that will pull air through the tip, IOW, it will suck solder. The hollow tips come in a variety of nozzle sizes to fit the job at hand. The largest tip will fit over one of Doug's turrets and will easily remove solder from the outside and inside of the turret simultaneously. The smallest tip fits over a transistor lead or IC lead for removing solder. An experienced tech can actually do depot level work in the field on single or double sided pcbs.

It's really quite a minichine! :grin:

Title: Re: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: kagliostro on March 04, 2013, 10:19:09 am

Many thanks for the info

really an All Purpose Station 

I think I've never seen something like that :thumbsup:

Ciao

Franco

Title: Re: Soldering old way in 9 lessons - Watch it you won't be disappointed
Post by: Ghetto_Soundwave on March 06, 2013, 09:35:14 pm

The soundtrack in the videos sets the tone for the dude's 60's hair :worthy1: