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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => PSP's => PSP Slim (2000) => Topic started by: red0151 on July 22, 2008, 05:14:09 PM
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Hi i am kind of new to soldering and am about to attempt to bridge a single fuse (LB) on the PSP MoBo.
Would a 30W soldering iron with a fine tip be ok to attempt this bridge?
I noticed there is alot of soldering irons out there but thought it would be best to go with a budget one as i only need to solder the single bridge.
Any advice would be appreciated as usual.
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You should get a 15 watt. I have one since I was new at soldering and it really helped.
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Hi i am kind of new to soldering and am about to attempt to bridge a single fuse (LB) on the PSP MoBo.
Would a 30W soldering iron with a fine tip be ok to attempt this bridge?
I noticed there is alot of soldering irons out there but thought it would be best to go with a budget one as i only need to solder the single bridge.
Any advice would be appreciated as usual.
Well I bridged the same fuse with a 30 watt iron so it's possible. A 15 watt iron would be easier but yeah if thats all you can get then it will work. But be careful and use lots of conductive tape. :tup:
Also, have you looked at conductive pens? Apparently they are really good for bridging fuses as they don't require soldering and I think they're pretty cheap
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Thanks for the advice guys, i will look at the conductive pens but from my first searches they seem a bit expensive.
I think buying a cheap 15W soldering iron may be the best middle ground option.
:hifive:
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Go for a cheap 15W instead of those conductive pen's, It will help you in the long run
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Since your new to soldering, practice soldering on some broken electricals, like for example, i opened a broken ps2, and practiced soldering on that, once you feel you are confident (it will usually be less than a few days)
If you are just starting soldering, dont solder to the mainboard, you could break it and they cost alot
the first time i soldering, it was bad, because i hard to learn that ^^^ method the hard way, by trying the usb charge, the breaking a fuse, then trying to bridge the fuse and it ending up destroying the mainboard
it was a truely sad day for vindicta
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since you obviosly are new to soldering i would say opt for the conductive pen then you just have to draw the bridge and you wont mess it up radioshack has them for like 4 bucks or less i cant remember my friend in new zealand says its 30 us dollars there but i would look into it
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since you obviosly are new to soldering i would say opt for the conductive pen then you just have to draw the bridge and you wont mess it up radioshack has them for like 4 bucks or less i cant remember my friend in new zealand says its 30 us dollars there but i would look into it
Yea but here is new zealand is a rip off lol. Btw alex dw about sending that pen anymore. Something must've gone wrong with the mailing again anyway, but I managed to bridge it myself :tup:
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Same in Australia, They are really expensive