Homebrew PCBs

When soldering to bare copper, I have found a small fibreglass brush is a
good way to clean the surface:-
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301577334406
 
before soldering, and a flux pen like this (I usually by them at Ham Fests )
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191554962904
 
also make sure the leads are clean as well.
 
Dave
 
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Thanks guys.
 
Yeah, I'm limited here because the original boards were not tinned, so I'm
trying to keep to stock appearance.  Maybe this flux aerosol will seal it.
It's not that I can't make it work.. it's just.. difficult and tedious, and
too much solder comes off in the process.
 
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wrote:
> Am I missing a step here somewhere?

Flux.

Give your board a good coating of flux. The aerosols of "re-work" flux
usually work well.

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Stuart Winsor

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