First ever solder for fan extension

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 4 Jul 2017 at 14:57

This is the first time i have attempted soldering, before hand i did watch a tutorial on youtube and i used the method in the vid.

For the wires i cut about half to two thirds of an inch with my knipex cutters , then crossed them in the middle and twisted the wires to make a bridge connection. I think its called that atleast.

For the actual solder i heated up the iron , tanned it a bit , then held the iron under the wire untill it was hot enough for the solder to soak through and make the bond.

HoneyBadger · 4 Jul 2017 at 15:57

Well done!

Dempsey22 · 4 Jul 2017 at 17:11

Well done, great satisfaction out of doing things yourself. A small bit of heat shrink and it will look the part.

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 4 Jul 2017 at 17:15

Dempsey22 said:
Well done, great satisfaction out of doing things yourself. A small bit of heat shrink and it will look the part.

There is heatshrink on it but it was 5mm at a shrink ratio of 3:1 . It fits but one of the ends of it is a little melted, put the rest of them on hold untill the new heatshrink arrives.

Bought 3mm at a ratio of 3:1 .

Dempsey22 · 4 Jul 2017 at 17:21

CONSOLE_BUTCHER said:
There is heatshrink on it but it was 5mm at a shrink ratio of 3:1 . It fits but one of the ends of it is a little melted, put the rest of them on hold untill the new heatshrink arrives.

Bought 3mm at a ratio of 3:1 .

I think the 3mm 3:1 pre-cut heat shrink is what I used too. Nice and clean look.

Disco_P · 5 Jul 2017 at 10:14

Nice job, soldering does require a fair bit of practice. I've personally soldered some extra lighting to the switch on the back of my h440 case and put a new button on my mouse after the old one wore out. But i also ruined a zowie fk1 with a bad job so I'm a long way from perfection.