flex p3 driver solder problem

[mikkojay]

I have selected the low option on all 10 or so Flexmods I have ever ever used. What about connecting the low option with a "default" trace, then offering the option of manually severing this default trace in the event the user needs the high option?
I would be curious to know what percentage of the time other users are really using the "high road".
-Mike

[norty303]

Does the FM3 have a low/high mode?

[drlava]

The Low/High range option is only on the older N2's. The P3's we are talking about are rangeless with 25-turn potentiometers.

[mikkojay]

Ahh- thanks for the enlightenment

[MechEng3]

Heh....after building a few of the very first units produced in a kit form, solder all the SMD components in place and off you go lasing. I really like the new driver....and the old ones I have are still in service. The only big thing I would love to see implemented into the board would be a two pin jumper style shunt....like on a HD. That way I could short the leads when a diode was changed or being swapped to another location. Just better to me than having solder two extra leads into the output. Other than that they are a killer driver. BTW any chance you have sent the parts to me I ordered? I keep looking out for a parcel...let me know. Thanks. OBTW no solder issues at all on the last few I have worked up.

[buffo]

I must admit I had similar problems when soldering on the new P3. And I've got a decent iron (Hexacon) too... In the end I just cranked the heat way up and held it there for a lot longer than I would have liked. It worked, but it was a lot more difficult than I expected. I've never had to do that with other boards before.

I didn't think to scuff the pads before soldering, nor did I try cleaning them with a solvent beforehand. Mike's theory of a coated contact makes a lot of sense though... Shame that I didn't think of that when I was working on mine. We'll see how it goes with the next one. (Whenever I get time to work on it, that is!)

Adam

[edison]

I would make the FB3 board slighly bigger. You can,t even use plastic snap on pins in the corner at this moment. Why does it have to be so damn small. Make to board slightly bigger and ad a connector or make the pads for soldering the wires slightly bigger. 3mm in size arround it wouldn,t hurt

[andy_con]

guys size isnt everything its what you do with it that counts

[badger1666]

guys size isnt everything its what you do with it that counts

Psml , thats what the mrs said :-)

[andy_con]

Psml , thats what the mrs said :-)

unlucky chris

mine says wow look at the size of that..... ive never seen one that small before