Drain wire as ground?

[RickS]

Absolutely. I've made thousands of connections with the Mogami drain wire.

[josh22276]

Ahhhh ok cool! Thanks Rick! I figured it would work, theoretically it makes sense. Thanks again!

[RickS]

Just remember that heatshrink is your friend

[josh22276]

Absolutely I bought plenty of heat shrink in preparation. Everything got heat shrink on it. :-)

Finished the first one actually. It wasn't all that bad to do.

I think I have a leg up on over most though doing the DB25 for the first time. I'm very skilled in TIG welding, carbon steel, stainless, nickel, titanium etc. It's what I did everyday for years, working on nuclear vessels etc. Hands of a surgeon, ehe. :-)

[RickS]

You probably already know this, due to your experience with other welding/soldering, but for others that may reference this in the future.........
When soldering a DB25 or any connector that has plastic for the body where the pins are located it is crucial to keep the pins from heating the plastic to the point where the pins start moving out of position. An easy method is to mate the DB25 with a connector of the opposite sex before starting the soldering. This adds to the heat sinking and physically keeps the pins in position if the plastic gets over-heated.

[josh22276]

Originally Posted by RickS

You probably already know this, due to your experience with other welding/soldering, but for others that may reference this in the future.........
When soldering a DB25 or any connector that has plastic for the body where the pins are located it is crucial to keep the pins from heating the plastic to the point where the pins start moving out of position. An easy method is to mate the DB25 with a connector of the opposite sex before starting the soldering. This adds to the heat sinking and physically keeps the pins in position if the plastic gets over-heated.

Yup I did exactly that, from reading on another post here. Good advice, and makes perfect sense! :-)

[Matt Syson]

Hi
Fixing the opposite half to a decent block of wood stops the whole thing sliding all over the bench too. AND you can write the pinout pattern in big, even in coloured, letters so it makes it quicker still.
Matt S

[2manyrocks]

Spring type wooden clothes pin seems to help keep things from moving while soldering.

[josh22276]

Well here is how the first one came out. I think it came out pretty damn well for my first try at it. :-)

[RickS]

Where else but on GS are we going to be swapping pictures of the insides of connectors! Very nice.

[josh22276]

Originally Posted by RickS

Where else but on GS are we going to be swapping pictures of the insides of connectors! Very nice.

Haha! True! Thanks man! :-)

[brianroth]

For holding down things like connectors for soldering, I've always loved my Panavise.

PanaVise Products, Inc.

Bri

[Faderjockey]

Originally Posted by brianroth

For holding down things like connectors for soldering, I've always loved my Panavise.

PanaVise Products, Inc.

Bri

Yep.. I use 1 everyday building our products and doing d-subs it makes life much easier.

[Arthurelletson]

Originally Posted by RickS

You probably already know this, due to your experience with other welding/soldering, but for others that may reference this in the future.........
When soldering a DB25 or any connector that has plastic for the body where the pins are located it is crucial to keep the pins from heating the plastic to the point where the pins start moving out of position. An easy method is to mate the DB25 with a connector of the opposite sex before starting the soldering. This adds to the heat sinking and physically keeps the pins in position if the plastic gets over-heated.

Use solder with a high lead content, it melts at a very low temperature and won't damage anything else

[ray_subsonic]

Good soldering tips. Thanks Gents.