Scotch as in the tape, not the whisky

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  • isolatedscotchBanned from communitytoADHD@lemmy.world... and then try studying for something
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    9 days ago

    i love how it wasnt a catchy book, romance, or whatever that peaked your interest.

    It was the National Electric Code.

    The national electric fucking code.

    this is autism in full effect.

    - Someone who is reading “Excuse me, sir, would. you like to buy a kilo of isopropyl bromide?”, the biography of a man who started a chemical company. I know, thrilling.





  • isolatedscotchBanned from communitytoOpen Source@lemmy.mlAnyone using a FOSS-friendly robot vacuum?
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    11 days ago

    Damn, made me chuckle

    Anyways, going by

    , i have had multiple people (2, which is not a lot but it’s weird it happened more then once) say that they couldnt solder just to discover that they were using their soldering iron wrong.

    When you press the solder against the iron’s tip, it should get wicked by the tip, and remain there until you press it on some wire/component leads.

    If the solder beads up and slips away from the iron, or beads up and forms a blob at the end of the solder wire, it’s oxidised and you probably need to get a new tip. It needs to be shiny and metallic.

    The tip needs to be regularely cleaned while soldering by brushing it on a wet sponge, and never let the iron cool down without some solder on the tip to prevent oxidation.

    also, FLUX FLUX FLUX