stellarelephant
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Wow these bits are tiny. At least I have a nice big blueprint!
Just got all my parts today...by some great stroke of luck, FedEx delivered my Mouser and Digikey boxes simultaneously. Hope to have an amp together soon. I got some tiny .015 solder I think will work well. But I am slightly concerned that the 1.5 mm tip on my new iron is a bit bigger than Ideal size. Time will tell!
X, FYI it looks like you are somehow posting your replies within the quote boxes, which makes your reply harder to spot.
Are you using tin/lead solder? Your point is too small to transfer enough heat to melt solder and have it wet and make a meniscus. Maybe use bigger tip or increase heat. Should not leave a tip like that. Not just cosmetic but indicates solder is not really flowing like a thin less viscous liquid to wet underside of SMT part.