Looking for tips on mounting thermal fuses.
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Gripping it with nose pliers between the fuse itself and where you are soldering should absorb a lot of the heat, especially id you make sure the pliers are cold when you start soldering. Nose pliers can absorb much more heat than alligator clips.
But I like Yveaux's idea to not solder at all. How about soldering female header pins and just stick the thermal fuse in?
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Gripping it with nose pliers between the fuse itself and where you are soldering should absorb a lot of the heat, especially id you make sure the pliers are cold when you start soldering. Nose pliers can absorb much more heat than alligator clips.
But I like Yveaux's idea to not solder at all. How about soldering female header pins and just stick the thermal fuse in?
@mfalkvidd I am just guessing here because I have not actually tried it, but I am guessing that the holes would be too small on the female header. In order to get it to fit in the proto-board that I use, I have to drill the hole slightly larger which is why I think that, but it never hurts to try. Making the holes larger on the PCB is one of the main reasons why when these have blown on me I have cut the leads and left them in the board. I was afraid that the pads on the board would lift if I did because making the holes larger I am sure took away the thru-hole plating.
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@dpressle said in Looking for tips on mounting thermal fuses.:
I just wrap it with wet toilet paper, works every time.
Haha that's a funny way to do it, but the concept is good thank you for the idea
I didn't have problem before but as a precaution I'll use with a small sponge for soldering iron, it will hold more water, be less messy and resist to heat. -
@dpressle said in Looking for tips on mounting thermal fuses.:
I just wrap it with wet toilet paper, works every time.
Haha that's a funny way to do it, but the concept is good thank you for the idea
I didn't have problem before but as a precaution I'll use with a small sponge for soldering iron, it will hold more water, be less messy and resist to heat. -
Am i the only one that struggles my as off with 4 pairs of pliers on these little annoying things?
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My only precaution is to raise(!) the soldering iron temperature. It allows a fast action with less propagating heat. It sounds foolish, but I actually like it and rarely fail.
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My only precaution is to raise(!) the soldering iron temperature. It allows a fast action with less propagating heat. It sounds foolish, but I actually like it and rarely fail.
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My only precaution is to raise(!) the soldering iron temperature. It allows a fast action with less propagating heat. It sounds foolish, but I actually like it and rarely fail.
