I purchased some new led's for my ps3 controllers, and my old fat 360 rf bored, holy ****, i didnt think it would be that much of a pain in my *** to try and solder those, i finally gave up on it, there way to small to get it to solder correctly...
What a waist of time and money>>>
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daretogo
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They are small, but not impossibly so. I think many of us here have done hundreds and hundreds of LEDs by now. That said, if you really want it done and can't be bothered to do it many people on fleabay sell pre modded ROLs for less than $20
What kind of tip and solder have you used, i thinks its just me not being able to hold steady at that precise of a connection..
Beaver_Buffcoat
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The LEDs in question are surface mount components. The easiest (and proper) way to work on surface mount components is with a hot-air rework station. Typically, one would use a combination of solder paste and hot air.
First, heat components until solder is molten, then pick them from the board. Second, clean the residual solder from the pads with a desoldering wick or vacuum. Third, apply solder paste to pads. Fourth, place the new components on the pasted pads. Lastly, heat the components until the paste turns molten and wait for the board to cool until reinstallation.
Just don't heat things for too long. :biggrin:
First, heat components until solder is molten, then pick them from the board. Second, clean the residual solder from the pads with a desoldering wick or vacuum. Third, apply solder paste to pads. Fourth, place the new components on the pasted pads. Lastly, heat the components until the paste turns molten and wait for the board to cool until reinstallation.
Just don't heat things for too long. :biggrin:
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I just slide the led in position and heat one side and it holds in place then heat the other side and I always add a little more solder to them to make sure the connection is good and secure. Pretty easy actually. Maybe even use a toothpick to slide them in position... Just don't breath hard lol
very small & fine point tweezers and a small soldering tip. use desolder braid to clean the old solder off & then use the tweezers to hold it while you solder it.
simple & very easy to do & there are tons of videos around.
simple & very easy to do & there are tons of videos around.
keil423
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That's why I keep my thumb nail a little long. Works great to hold the led in place while soldering one side down.
Well i have a those parts, minus the station for hot air, maybe ill put a small dab of super glue on the led's bottom and put it in to place to make a secure connection, i have mini tweezers, desolder wick, etc.. Even the long thumb nail lol i think i ruined the 4th led grounding spot when removing the last led 
Beaver_Buffcoat
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I wouldn't recommend super glue, but you do whatever you need to do. An alternative is to use an exacto knife to cut a new pad/trace out of copper foil tape to reroute the damaged pad to another ground point. Kinda wonky, but it works for low current/low frequency applications, and it looks better than wire jumpers.
Well i was able to solder the first three without super glue, the 4th is non solderable, but its not that big of deal the controller is now all black and green which is nice, now i want to swap the led's in the wireless headset to make them match
Beaver_Buffcoat
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Re: What a waist of time and money>>>
f**k yeah! Good job, and congrats.
f**k yeah! Good job, and congrats.
Thanks man, yea its been something i've wanted to do for a while.. I thought about blue since it says the blue dualshock and what not, but i really like the green on black lol
Beaver_Buffcoat
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It looks good! You did it without mangling it, too. A new skill was learned today.
::golf clap::
::golf clap::
Well i've taken apart and rebuilt every system / controller i have ever owned so i think ive gotten pretty skilled at it lol