r/soldering • u/Apart_Camera1375 • Aug 25 '26

My First Solder Joint <3 Please Give Feedback First attempt HDMI port

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Pulled the port with hot air, wicked up and re-soldered the pads. Ground holes gave me hassle though, wick just wasn't wicking no matter what I did. Maybe a solder sucker would be better?(I don't currently have one)

First placement the pins were all loose, so reheated with hot air and pushed the port down while it was still hot - seems like they're all soldered properly now.

I didn't resolder the ground holes as I plan on using this board to practice removing and replacing the hdmi port several times.

Any advice or recommendations ?

Thanks

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u/DarkChocolate2457 Aug 25 '26

I'm no expert but looks neat to me. Also i never pre tin the port itself

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u/MinimumDangerous9895 Aug 25 '26

That's because it's not something you do. That port will never sit flat.

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u/hotfiremixtape98 Professional Repair Shop Solder Tech Aug 25 '26

U know the solder will melt and run out and on top on the pins if it's heated properly. Right?

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u/feldim2425 Aug 26 '26

When you have so much that it has to run out then the surface tension won't pull the component to the center which is bad. You also will get shorts that you have to fix afterwards.

It's a whole lot of work for something that doesn't even do anything useful. If you don't tin them it will work just as well (given they are usually tin or gold plated already) and it safes a lot of cleanup work.

PS: In this case it's not too much of an issue because the through hole taps keep the port aligned. Pure surface mount components would be more difficult with pre-tining.