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Originally Posted by marinabrian
What on earth type of soldering iron were you gents using?
I couldn't get enough heat into the thing to wet both the land and the tab simultaneously 
Brian  |
I was using a relatively cheap Draper unit - bought for about 20 bucks or so, IIRC.
I can't remember the exact "technique" used, but knowing me, it's safe to assume it wasn't very technical!
Sometimes, it's better to be lucky than good..
Cheers,
Karl.