andare
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I also solder the middle leg of the pots, dry fit them in the enclosure and solder the remaining legs. I learned this from the Musikding docs IIRC.
I use a small chisel tip for everything. It's thin enough for tight spots but I can lay it flat against the lead and pad and get more surface contact. The larger area also helps soldering to pots and jacks.
The only drawback is I can't always solder rows of resistor legs in one go, I have to stop every few leads and cut off the ones I've done.
I think I might have bent away components a couple of times in tight builds like the Minnow - I botched that build btw - because the pots were hard to reach.
I use a small chisel tip for everything. It's thin enough for tight spots but I can lay it flat against the lead and pad and get more surface contact. The larger area also helps soldering to pots and jacks.
The only drawback is I can't always solder rows of resistor legs in one go, I have to stop every few leads and cut off the ones I've done.
I think I might have bent away components a couple of times in tight builds like the Minnow - I botched that build btw - because the pots were hard to reach.