PinTech LIVE – Episode 8 – How to Solder

PRODUCTS USED ON EPISODE 8:

Soldering Iron: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-PN60L

Solder 60/40 Spool: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-SPL100

Solder Sucker: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-DP

Flipper Rebuild Kits: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/PLFD-FLIP-KIT

BFKIT88-1L2R – Flipper Rebuild Kit Bally 5/80-11/88 Triple Flipper

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/BFKIT88-1L2R

4008-01003-04 – Machine Screw 8-32 x 1/4″ p-ph-sems

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/4008-01003-04

A-3711-4 – Flipper crank Bally linear left

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-3711-4

A-3711-5 – Flipper crank Bally linear right

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-3711-5

S-496-217 – Plunger – Bally linear flipper

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/S-496-217

ASW-A20-34 – Switch – flipper EOS 3 blade w/lifter

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/ASW-A20-34

A-613-127 – Coil stop – flipper Bally

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-613-127

C-649-53 – Flipper bushing Bally early

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/C-649-53

SP-100-363 – Spring – extension flipper return

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/SP-100-363

20-8790-2 – Nyliner® 5/16 inch bearing 20A-8790-2 C-537-8

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/20-8790-2

4705-00002-00 – Spring washer .50 x .875 inch

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/4705-00002-00

4323-01158-04 – Set screw 1/4-28 x 1/4 inch sh-kn-cp M-1369

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/4323-01158-04

ASW-A10-45 – Switch – flipper EOS – N.O. secondary

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/ASW-A10-45

A-3994-5 – Flipper & shaft – Bally pre-1987 white

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-3994-5

03-8194 – FLIPPER GAUGE

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/03-8194

77-MPT – Magnetic bowl – 6 inch diameter stainless steel

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-MPT

77-TMP – Telescoping magnet stick

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-TMP

77-1398 – 1/4″ nut driver (nut driver set)

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-1398

77-2829 – Screwdriver set – 8 piece magnetic tip

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-2829

77-PL5 Pliers and Cutters Set – 5 Piece

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-PL5

#P-6264-134 Flipper Base Plate – Linear Flipper

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/P-6264-134

AQ-26-600_34-45 COIL FLIPPER

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/AQ-26-600_34-45

Timecode Notes:

4:35 Kyle tells us about soldering and practice!

5:30 Kyle explains why a low wattage soldering iron is okay

6:00 Kyle shows off the tools he’ll be using in this episode

7:13 Kyle goes over soldering basics, teaches us about flux

7:30 Kyle cleans the tip of the soldering iron (PinTip)

9:46 Imoto asks about safety equipment

10:00 Kyle gives a tip about using needle nose pliers or “third-hands” to keep from touching hot parts and reminds us that solder smoke is bad for you!

11:30 Kyle reminds us to make sure that we wash our hands after soldering, lead is poisonous.

12:28 Kyle recommends 20 gauge solder at 2-½% flux

14:10 mgmstudio suggests using a small desk fan to blow away smoke

14:50 Kyle shows us how to desolder a wire from a coil and the difference between shiny, fresh solder and dull, old solder (PinTip)

16:10 Kyle explains what “tinning” a wire means (PinTip)

18:50 Kyle explains solder suckers

19:31 Kyle gets ready to solder the wire to the coil, reminds us to practice!

21:30 Kyle solders the wire to the coil

23:50 Kyle begins de-soldering the connections from the old coil

24:00 Kyle cleans the soldering tip again

25:45 Kyle talks about surface area and heat dispersal.

27:00 Kyle talks about oxidation

28:30 Do you need a high power soldering iron?

29:00 Kyle gives examples of when you might need more heat, and tells us his iron is currently set to 410 C. Also explains that too much heat is not a good thing in many situations.

30:39 How to Solder Comic: https://mightyohm.com/files/soldercomic/FullSolderComic_EN.pdf

35:00 Kyle shows off the rebuilt flipper unit reference to EP007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toGyp…

36:15 Kyle grabs a rag to catch any falling solder

37:00 Kyle says he uses solder to tin his tip and says he doesn’t like using sponges to clean his tip.

38:35 Kyle desolders wire from switch and explains what the vinyl tubing on wires is for.

39:20 Imoto asks why we flipped the coil and Kyle tells us about vibration from coil stop and diode failure.

39:56 Kyle reminds us not to touch the iron to anything other than what we’re trying to heat up, watch out for wires.

40:20 Kyle solders the wire to the new switch

41:30 Kyle reminds us that dripping solder can cause problems

41:45 Kyle uses needle nose pliers to hold wire while soldering

42:30 Kyle slides vinyl tubing over the connection and suggests that it should be replaced if not present.

43:00 next wire removed and tells us about oxidized wires and ways to fix them.

45:55 Kyle shows that the EOS switch is now hooked and demonstrates its use

46:30 Kyle explains the use of the other side of the switch stack

46:56 Kyle desolders the last wire from the old switch

47:19 Kyle solders the coil wire using needle nose pliers to hold the wire 48:19 magic_ditto asks why Kyle has the playfield all the way up and not in the service position

49:30 Imoto asks what to do if you don’t have enough wire length, Kyle says you can extend the harness or don’t flip the coil around.

50:00 Use heat-shrink to extend short wires.

51:00 Kyle solders ground to switch then checks his adjustment

51:40 Kyle reminds us that he’s going to use heat shrink on the EOS actuator and why that’s important. (Pintip)

54:20 NetReamer’s tip about holding wire in place while solder is cooling. 54:50 Kyle examines switch adjustment

55:30 Kyle explains switch swipe and why it’s good (switch self-cleaning). 56:20 Kyle shows us the upper flipper and gets his tools.

57:00 Kyle begins upper flipper removal. (speed-run rebuild :))

58:50 Kyle removes crank and begins removing coil stop

1:00:00 Kyle removes the shaft and cleans dust from the flipper assembly.

1:00:20 Kyle removes Nyliner from the shaft and shows us the common wear on linear flipper cranks.

1:02:26 Kyle removes coil sleeve

1:02:50 Kyle replaces Nyliner

1:04:20 Kyle removes and replaces flipper bushing

1:05:18 Kyle explains that the flipper bushing screws are temperamental and shows us the correct way to align the threads (pintip)

1:06:00 Kyle gets new parts together and begins to reinstall coil

1:06:29 Kyle replaces coil sleeve and Imoto reminds us why he flipped the coil

1:06:56 Kyle replaces coil stop

1:07:00 Kyle replaces wavy washer and explains its function

1:08:41 Kyle pushes on coil stop to get coil tight while tightening the coil stop screws

1:10:18 Kyle gives us a view of the crank and demonstrates the play in the cranks and why it’s important to have.

1:10:55 Kyle checks flipper orientation and tightens the set screw.

1:19:00 EM Pinball Online Repair Clinic LINK https://www.funwithpinball.com/learn/…

1:24:45 how to make a Gottlieb System 1 free play? Kyle suggests setting a very low replay value or buying an aftermarket CPU. Or adding a credit button.

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