Icannot get the solder to hold to the items I am trying to hold together. My cold heat says it came with a book but it did not. Do you use flux? I am trying to solder broken pieces of jewelry. Karen Birchenough

If you are asking how or what to use/do then maybe you shouldn't be doing it. Electronic circuits are not really forgiving when it comes to heat or shorts. Many electrical items can be ruined by too much heat or improper install. If you are trying to refloat a chip or processor you could ruin them or the circuit board.
If you must try you will need a quality soldering iron, solder (silver for electronics), flux, de solder wire, heat sinks, etc... who knows what else. Wouldn't advise doing it.

First you will need a pin out of the adapter.
Tools you will need are.
1: Solder with rosin core thin solder would be best 2: Soldering iron lower watts the better 3: Flux to clean the surface you want to solder to 4: Sponge to clean the tip of solder iron If you don't have any of thous supply's it would be cheaper to buy a new cord. Also if you don't have vary much experience soldering i would also recommend getting a new cord for the fact you can cause more damage than good.

To get the solder iron ready you need to heat it up. Once it is hot enough to melt the solder apply the solder to the tip and let is set there until you want to solder. You have to clean the tip off with a wet sponge but not soaked in water just enough to get it wet. Every time you go to solder Clean the tip off and apply fresh solder to it not a lot just enough to cover the tip when you want to solder. When you go to store the iron apply a small blob of solder to the tip to keep it from oxidizing.
Strip the wire shielding off a bit longer than the size of the contact you want to solder. Twist the wire and put flux on the surface you want to solder and tin them.
Tinning the wire is just applying a small amount of solder to the wire as to hold the strands together and make it easier to transfer the heat and solder to the contacts. Now mach the pin-out to the weirs to the contacts and put flux on the contact you want to solder to. Clean the surface by applying flux to it.The surface will be oxidized and will not let you transfer heat or solder to the surface. The key to soldering is to use the right amount of heat , solder and time you hold the iron to what your soldering to. You want to make sure you touch the wire and the contact you are soldering to as to transfer the heat to both items at the same time to make the solder flow. Put the solder wire to the tip of iron that is touching the wire and contact and not on top of the iron tip. Any time you apply heat to solder joints you want to use flux to keep them clean and free of oxidized material. After you solder check the solder joints for cracks, uneven and dull surface. You want the solder to look as shiny as possible and smooth. If it looks like it has waves or holes and cracks it means you have a cold solder joint and must reheat and apply flux with a small amount of solder to fix it .Here is a link to help you out this is not my site and full credit goes to the owner of site. How To Solder Soldering Tutorial Also put a link to a new cord if you decide you want to get a new one. Here is a link that may or may not help with the pin-out. Also not mine it should credit the poster on the forum as he did all the work i just found it PSP Go Cradle mini USB Tutorial with Partial Pinout PSP Go Acidmods com

You will need a wire stripper, solder, solder flux, heat shrink tubing, a heat gun (hair dryer will do) and a soldering iron.

1. Cut the cord where the chip is.
2. Strip the wire on both sides by about 1/8". You should have 4 exposed wires from the two wires inside the cord.
3. Apply some soldering flux to the exposed end.
4. Heat the exposed wires and apply solder. This is call tinning and will help when you are attaching the wires.
5. Cut the heat shrink tube about 1/2" long, you will need two. Insert the heat shrink tube to both wires that is to be soldered.
6. Solder the wires together by applying heat and attaching the wires when the solder melt.
7. move the heat shrink over the soldered area and use a heat gun to heat the tube. It will shrink and provide insulation as well.

**If you don't have soldering experience, you might want to take it to an experienced technician. Bad solder or poor insulation can cause expose wires and poses an electric shock hazard!

Im a computer Geek, not a car mechanic; My mechanic took the Guage Cluster Out and Insisted: I NEED a new one; Not True and Its a V.E.R.Y. Easy fix.

1.Remove Srews.
2.Unplug the main instument panel power supply plug.
(there may be a few bulb sockets that need to be disconnected, as well).
3. Don't Bother Examining the Contacts, Opposite the Plug In Socket.
4. Heat a Soldering Iron (Buy a Cheap 9.99 Soldering Iron, Solder, Flux) kit
(sold at Radio Shack; You want the thinnest Solder and USE THE FLUX. Not using flux, and/or 'cold soldering' is most likely the reason the solder cracked).
5. The cracks are so tiny you cant see them, all of the time, even under magnifier, so just brush, or dip your finger into flux and smear it over the 8 or 10 pins.
6. Heat one by one until original solder melts on each of the Power Socket Pins.
7. Let Cool, Wipe Clean..
8. Flux all Contacts Again,Flux heavily, heat an extra thin solder on the tip of the iron, not on the circuit board and try to drip a small blob of solder onto each of the your 8 to 10, or so, etc. contacts.
11. Make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, no 2 contacts are touching each other; if so, melt the solder off of one or both of the two touching one another.

I am A computer repairman who has made a small, side business, of soldering contacts, on guage clusters, for as many repair shops, in my community,who wish to pass savings onto their customers. I charge $25 per and hope the shop owner passes their savings onto the consumer.

So Far? 95% of the clusters i have soldered, were repaired by this method. Its so reliable: if It doesn't work, there's no charge~!

[email protected], if any questions

Hi there. I use flux every time I do a reflow. The reason for this is that it helps the molten solder flow much better and stops oxidation of the solder which can cause bad solder joints. The whole point of a reflow is to "mend" the hairline cracks that have appeared in the solder under the GPU and the CPU. Without flux this is harder to do. As to where you put the flux, you need to actually put around 4-5 drops on one side of the GPU and CPU and then tilt the motherboard so it runs underneath the chips. Do that for each side. Do not worry if the flux goes on other components, if you use "no clean" flux this is fine and will not do any damage. You basically need to make sure that the GPU and CPU are thoroughly "wet" underneath them where they are soldered onto the motherboard.

If a second reflow does not work or the fan speed increases to maximum after only being on for a short time then it is highly likely that the GPU or CPU have actually been permanently damaged from either the reflow or the original overheating. Only a replacement is going to fix this.

Also make sure you hold the air gun about an inch away from the chips for around 20 seconds. If you have a heat gun you can set to around 300 degrees celsius, all the better. If your heat gun is one that does not have adjustable heat settings, be very careful how long you heat the GPU and CPU up for. More heat means less time heating the chips

Hope this helps

Soldering is intended for soldering alloys together such as copper, silver, gold....solder does not stick well to steel and aluminum...also, you need to use a flux when soldering...this flux cleans the connections of impurities and allows the solder to stick to the metals to be joined...Judging by the iron that you have...it looks like it is mainly used for very small soldering applications where not too much heat is required...If you want to solder larger items(such as soldering to a metal chassis) then I would recommend using a soldering iron or soldering gun with more wattage

The flasher is located in the Junction Block (under the dash, left of steering wheel. See diagram at very top of this page). The following repair tip was provided by "tntguy":

Look at the end of the flasher relay with the prongs sticking out. There will be 2 plastic tabs holding it together. Break or bend these back. Pull out the insides. On one side will be all the components. On the other side will be solder joints. Get a magnifying glass and inspect these joints. One or two will probably have stress cracks. Just dab a little flux on this joint and heat it with a soldering iron until it melts back together. You may need to add just a little solder. Be sure to get the pins hot and not just the solder. They need a lot of heat. Slide the relay back into its cover, dab a little super glue or tape it back together, and you're ready to go.

Hope helps (remember rated this).

you can solder a new terminal on. its realy easy actually. you can buy a pen soldering gun for like 3 bux and get flux core solder not acid flux!!! the solder is really cheap too. if you never soldered before its really easy. first twist the wires together(in your case slip the treminal end over the wire coming from your sub and if its not a wire depending on how it broke like if part of the old treminal is left you can just solder a new one to that. grab a flat blade connector the same size as the one that broke off) just let the soldering gun heat up then dab a little bit of solder onto it and touch the tip of the soldeing gun with the ddab of solder facing the part you wanna heat up hold it there and keep dabing the solder onto the parts your heating and when it melts (should take only a fue seconds) dab it till there is a good amount of solder melted on there not so its driping off but enough to surround the 2 pieces remove the soldering gun and your done!! then just plug the wire back onto your new treminal! if you kneed help or i misunderstood your question let me know and pics always help!! :) good luck

If your antenna cable has been cut or severed, it can be repaired without the need for a replacement.

You will need the following things:


Small 600 degree soldering iron and solder.
Liquid flux for soldering the braid.
Small sizes of heat shrink tubing.
Small heat gun.
Small pliers, cutter, and Xacto knife.




1) The first step is to use the Xacto knife to cut both ends of the antenna cable so you have a clean end.

2) Using the Xacto knife roll the cable on a board and gently cut all around the cable to cut the outer insulation. Remove about 1/2 inch of the insulation from each end.

3) Push the braid back to expose the center wire and gently roll the cable and cut the center insulation to expose about 1/10 inch of the center wire. With your small long nose pliers, bend the center wire into a small hook shape.

4) Repeat all the above steps on the other end of the wire.

5) Put a 1 inch piece of heat shrink tubing on one end ( the black piece), and a 1/4 inch piece of heat shrink (the white piece) on the center conductor. Look at the picture to see this.

5) Hook the two ends together. Gently squeeze the hooks closed and solder them together. Be very careful when soldering this. Be quick so you do not apply to much heat and cause the heat shrink tubing to shrink on the side where you do not want it to be.

6) Slide the small white heat shrink to cover the cooled solder joint you just made and use the heat gun to shrink the tubing in place.


7) Now push the braids back together to cover over the connection you just made. Try make the braid smooth together by GENTLY rolling the cable between your fingers. Carefully solder the braid. A little liquid flux on the braid prior to soldering helps the solder flow and makes it look better.

8) Slide the final piece of heat shrink tubing over the braid and shrink it with the heat gun.

If your antenna cable has been cut or severed, it can be repaired without the need for a replacement.

You will need the following things:


Small 600 degree soldering iron and solder.
Liquid flux for soldering the braid.
Small sizes of heat shrink tubing.
Small heat gun.
Small pliers, cutter, and Xacto knife.




1) The first step is to use the Xacto knife to cut both ends of the antenna cable so you have a clean end.

2) Using the Xacto knife roll the cable on a board and gently cut all around the cable to cut the outer insulation. Remove about 1/2 inch of the insulation from each end.

3) Push the braid back to expose the center wire and gently roll the cable and cut the center insulation to expose about 1/10 inch of the center wire. With your small long nose pliers, bend the center wire into a small hook shape.

4) Repeat all the above steps on the other end of the wire.

5) Put a 1 inch piece of heat shrink tubing on one end ( the black piece), and a 1/4 inch piece of heat shrink (the white piece) on the center conductor. Look at the picture to see this.

5) Hook the two ends together. Gently squeeze the hooks closed and solder them together. Be very careful when soldering this. Be quick so you do not apply to much heat and cause the heat shrink tubing to shrink on the side where you do not want it to be.

6) Slide the small white heat shrink to cover the cooled solder joint you just made and use the heat gun to shrink the tubing in place.


7) Now push the braids back together to cover over the connection you just made. Try make the braid smooth together by GENTLY rolling the cable between your fingers. Carefully solder the braid. A little liquid flux on the braid prior to soldering helps the solder flow and makes it look better.

8) Slide the final piece of heat shrink tubing over the braid and shrink it with the heat gun.

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