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Spent 8 years desoldering the wrong way until a guy at a bench in Queens showed me the trick

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oscar_hunt61
Man, I feel Greg's pain. I did the same thing for YEARS until a guy at a computer show showed me that flux is basically MAGIC. It's one of those things that seems so simple but nobody tells you until you're already frustrated.
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barnes.brian
My buddy Greg spent years trying to get his old Amiga working with a cheap soldering iron from a flea market. He finally took it to a repair shop in Astoria and the guy spent 20 minutes showing him how to use flux and a proper tip. Greg said he felt like an idiot afterward but at least his computer works now.
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wesley801
wesley8012mo ago
Wait, you're telling me he was using a flea market soldering iron with no flux on an Amiga? @barnes.brian, that's wild - no wonder he was stuck for years.
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