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Micro Surgery
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:24 pm
by Eric D
I am sure that most people could care less about soldering, but I just pulled off the most challenging soldering job of my life and am so "geeked" about it, I just had to post something.
Below is a thermal sensor from an Apple iMac computer. It was configured as an optical drive sensor and I needed a hard drive sensor instead. I took a guess that this required moving the tiny 1k ohm resistor from the first position to the second. I was right, and just powered up the iMac successfully. It ain't pretty, but it works.
I did not have a magnifying glass, and my safety glasses are a bit old and foggy. So, right now I am happy, but partially cross-eyed...
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:38 pm
by fuzzysnuggleduck
Damn, that's tiny!
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:42 pm
by oldskoolmseriesfan
holey shit dude, that is smaller than a tab of micronot
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:44 pm
by joyride
What the hell were you soldering with, a needle!?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:47 pm
by tonym
Nice work...Nice finger print to...
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:14 pm
by oldskoolmseriesfan
tonym wrote:Nice work...Nice finger print to...
BUSTED
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:29 pm
by itchnertamatoa
you should be ashamed of yourself there Eric
you've shown us better jobs in the past
this is by far the worst you've ever done
j/k, well done. these tiny bits are a pita to work with if you don't use magnifying lenses
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:47 pm
by Eric D
This is the tip I used, which is the smallest I own.
Off hand the best analogy I have is it was sort of like using a fire hose to water your house plant...
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:13 am
by nico boom
I work with a solder-iron alot myself too, and I can imagine you're thrilled you pulled this off.....
A bit like repairing one of your wife's earrings with a forehammer hehe...
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:10 am
by ttocs
redemption from your smoke show earlier this week huh! I am impressed, we have a sofa-king how about a solder-king?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:32 am
by Bfowler
that....is fucking rad.
you're new motto....
ericd. no one has ever done so much...with so little
seriously....nice skills dude. thats why you get the "soldering jobs brian screwed up" projects
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:56 am
by brenzbmr@sb
wow, thats def worth props...i bet your head must have been sore...
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:03 pm
by Eric D
Well, the sad part here guys is my solder job really is down right crappy. But if you take into account the resistor was about as big as a typical grain of sand, I am just glad it worked!
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:28 am
by oldschoolfan
Good thing you didn't sneeze. Or have a window cracked open. Or someone open a door. Or the forced air furnace turn on. Or let the cat lick it up. Or forget where you set it down. Shut up, sorry.