First off my soldering experience is very small. i installed a wiikey modchip in a wii over a year ago. It was only like 6 or 7 wires and the soldering points were all nice and big. Now im trying to install a ps2 modchip which is 21 wires and the soldering points are extremely small. I have an old broke ps2 that ive been practicing on and im running into some problems. Im using a fine tip 15 watt soldering iron with 60/40 solder and using 30awg wire. My main problem right now is im having trouble getting the solder to stick to the points. When i try to put solder onto the points the solder is going to the iron tip and not to the points. Ive tried 3 different methods.
First i tried the method ive seen most people use on youtube videos which is take a piece of solder, place it on the the solder point then place the iron onto the solder so that it melts it onto the soldering point. Problem is the solder is going to the iron not the soldering point. Second method is just put a lot of solder onto the soldering iron tip then place the iron tip on to the soldering point to cover it with solder. Problem with this method is the points are so small it can get messy and 90 percent of the time the solder just stays on the soldering tip. 3rd method ive tried and suggested by some of the people who have installed these chips is just tin the wire then place on the soldering point and solder it which ive tried but again 90 percent of the time it doesnt stick or the connection it makes is so weak that breaks off way easily.
I feel like im doing this all wrong because when i watch the youtube video and see the pics online all the soldering points are nice and round. Mine are a mess, the points usually have huge spikes that i cant figure out how to solve. Ive tried different speeds of pulling away the iron tip but still i get a big spikey tip. Heres an example of what i would like my install to look like and im hoping someone can help me out with nice and clean
First i tried the method ive seen most people use on youtube videos which is take a piece of solder, place it on the the solder point then place the iron onto the solder so that it melts it onto the soldering point. Problem is the solder is going to the iron not the soldering point. Second method is just put a lot of solder onto the soldering iron tip then place the iron tip on to the soldering point to cover it with solder. Problem with this method is the points are so small it can get messy and 90 percent of the time the solder just stays on the soldering tip. 3rd method ive tried and suggested by some of the people who have installed these chips is just tin the wire then place on the soldering point and solder it which ive tried but again 90 percent of the time it doesnt stick or the connection it makes is so weak that breaks off way easily.
I feel like im doing this all wrong because when i watch the youtube video and see the pics online all the soldering points are nice and round. Mine are a mess, the points usually have huge spikes that i cant figure out how to solve. Ive tried different speeds of pulling away the iron tip but still i get a big spikey tip. Heres an example of what i would like my install to look like and im hoping someone can help me out with nice and clean