did i mess up the board ? (soldering)

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johannlynx

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i practiced in some spare parts and the soldering was looking decent, but on the xbox i didn't even get the solder on it, i guess cuz i don't have flux, i will buy some tomorrow.

i only heated it a little, as i saw it was not working i didn't do it much time.

did i damage already something ?



Ps. i know flux was needed but i thought that buying Flux-core solder was enough :(

thanks for the help
 
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The pics load up really small on my phone but they look ok. You'll notice a huge difference when using flux. I practiced on a old ps2 board with no flux for a few hours then got flux and I felt like I was a pro. Works extremely well! Don't continue till you get flux.
 
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sorry dunno why the pix looked so small, just uploaded again.

i was using that rosin core solder (here is called fluxor)
after practicing a lot in n old laptop i feel frustrated now, gotta wait till i get flux tomorrow, i just hope i didnt mess up.

here are the pix:





 
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practice on the point labelled '12'. It's a ground point, so a bit harder to solder to (due to heat needed). However if you damage it, your console will still work.
 
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Martin C said:
practice on the point labelled '12'. It's a ground point, so a bit harder to solder to (due to heat needed). However if you damage it, your console will still work.
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u mean the point next to the 12 in the picture ?

thanks again

Ps. the only flux that is sold in my city is liquid and transparent, is it ok ?
 
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