How to verify solder joints

[Ken Moon]

This may be going overboard, but this old mil spec has some great photos and drawings of proper and improper soldering techniques. Download the 15.41 MB file for free from this website:
http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-SPECS/MIL- ... 743E_3367/
The 4.03 MB file on this page has similar info, but doesn't have the cool QA photographs (it does cover stress relief bends in turret-to-turret component placement, though, which will make your turret board last forever, if you take the time and trouble to do it that way):
http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-ST ... 00A_10935/

[Meat&Beer]

It may be functional now, but for how long? You are using solder to make an electrical connection, which is good. You are also trying to make the electrical connection withstand mechanical stress, which is not so good IME.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that's not a good solution.

Thanks Vibrato!

I'm just jumping ground from one shield to the next, the shielded wire is stout enough to hold its shape/path on its own. I didn't want to wick it too much, it's only cloth underneath as a barrier to the signal wire in the center, I worried about breaching the barrier and shorting out the signal. In light of this, do you still deem it unacceptable? Trust me, you're not going to hurt my feelings.

Didn't mean to hijack the thread either, thought I'd just throw in another example of crap soldering! (But you guys are so helpful )So I'll de-solder the green ugly, wipe it clean, and start over? Or is this just going to oxidize again? It looks cold anyway, so it'll be redone regardless. Not the only place this happened on the plate, but it is the worst. They're all getting a new flow soon.

First, and last time I'll ever use this plate buss grounding technique! Yuck!

[Meat&Beer]

Ah, crap. Sorry 'bout the re-runs!

[Structo]

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