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Solder won't melt (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by FloppyFlounder8@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/switchpirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I'm trying to solder on the flex cable for a PicoFly. I've added some solder to the bottom two points that are touching the metal surrounding the CPU. However, I seem to only be making a bigger and bigger ball of solder when trying to melt it. I've upped the temperature on my iron but that doesn't seem to be doing anything. What am I doing wrong?

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[–] orionsbelt@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

are you using any flux? didn’t see it mentioned, but if you’re not, you’ll need some.

[–] FloppyFlounder8@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Absolutely, I just forgot to mention it. I'm using Chipquik flux. Last attempt I made before having to wrap things up for the time being, I believe I had my iron set to 400° Celsius.