lanson
New member
Hello,
I have completed my basic Crack build a couple of weeks ago and I've been enjoying it immensely on a daily basis; you guys weren't lying when you said this stuff was highly addictive! I am seriously considering buying another kit just for the very rewarding experience of building it!!
So, I've been itching to try the new soldering station I just received. After reflowing most of the joints on the Crack, and having nothing else to play around with, I went ahead and started working on my Speedball boards. I have no intention of installing them any time soon; I'm still enjoying and learning the intricacies of the basic Crack.
Anyways, I forgot the clear instructions on the manual (and the Doc's very helpful soldering video) and used a little bit of flux on my PCBs. I've included pictures of the boards, along with the solder and flux used. My question is: did I ruin my boards? And if so, is it beyond repair? From research on this forum, I got the idea that people having issues with their builds have used the wrong kind of flux (corrosive?), whereas the flux I used says neutral,"no poison no (c?)orrosion", and good insulation. Could JYD be lying to me? Should I de-solder everything, clean off the flux, and re-solder, just to be on the safe side? I should also mention that I did not use any flux on my main circuit, and have had almost zero issues in building this thing, so I really don't know what inspired me to use flux this time around!
Bonus (and off-topic) question: I am getting this robot "Captcha" challenge every.single.time I get on the forum and the main site. Does this happen to everyone? Is it normal? And is there any way I could prove my humanity once and for all, and be spared of all the bus,plane,boat, and-most recently-vertical river identification games?!
I have completed my basic Crack build a couple of weeks ago and I've been enjoying it immensely on a daily basis; you guys weren't lying when you said this stuff was highly addictive! I am seriously considering buying another kit just for the very rewarding experience of building it!!
So, I've been itching to try the new soldering station I just received. After reflowing most of the joints on the Crack, and having nothing else to play around with, I went ahead and started working on my Speedball boards. I have no intention of installing them any time soon; I'm still enjoying and learning the intricacies of the basic Crack.
Anyways, I forgot the clear instructions on the manual (and the Doc's very helpful soldering video) and used a little bit of flux on my PCBs. I've included pictures of the boards, along with the solder and flux used. My question is: did I ruin my boards? And if so, is it beyond repair? From research on this forum, I got the idea that people having issues with their builds have used the wrong kind of flux (corrosive?), whereas the flux I used says neutral,"no poison no (c?)orrosion", and good insulation. Could JYD be lying to me? Should I de-solder everything, clean off the flux, and re-solder, just to be on the safe side? I should also mention that I did not use any flux on my main circuit, and have had almost zero issues in building this thing, so I really don't know what inspired me to use flux this time around!
Bonus (and off-topic) question: I am getting this robot "Captcha" challenge every.single.time I get on the forum and the main site. Does this happen to everyone? Is it normal? And is there any way I could prove my humanity once and for all, and be spared of all the bus,plane,boat, and-most recently-vertical river identification games?!
