F*ck Chassis grounds!!

[tribi9]

Seriously, im done with them. I have a 200W iron going together with my regular iron and after like 40 min of work, I ended up with 2 ugly uneven looking grounds. Solid but they look like crap. From now on I think Im using ring terminals and bolts and nuts with star washers for my all my grounds.

I can solder pretty decent otherwise. Maybe I just need a bigger iron?

In other news, soccer season started in Europe!

[Cliff Schecht]

I fought this battle the other day with a Fender brass plate that was soldered to the chassis at three points. I ended up ditching my 180W soldering gun (which was doing NOTHING) for a big butane torch and lots of flux. It got the job done but the original joint ended up being as ugly as the factory original.

My dad found a massive 300W soldering IRON that I've been wanting to get from him. I can't find the picture he took but it looked like it was about 2 feet long with a 1/2" tip. Want!

[NickC]

300 watt iron on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-Soldering ... 564beae647

[George61]

I agree; F*ck chassis grounds. Attached is two pictures of how I ground amps. The solid state power amp is a proper ground; two nuts and star washers. I am also a big fan of star grounds.

[Firestorm]

This Weller Marksman 120W iron works pretty well on chassis'. Nothing else to use it for, though (unless you are a plumber). They make a 175W version, too.

[tribi9]

This Weller Marksman 120W iron works pretty well on chassis'. Nothing else to use it for, though (unless you are a plumber). They make a 175W version, too.

That's what my 200 Watter looks like. All bark no bite.

[Firestorm]

The chisel tip is like 5/8" wide. Yours?

[tribi9]

The chisel tip is like 5/8" wide. Yours?

5/16

[Firestorm]

The chisel tip is like 5/8" wide. Yours?

5/16

Too small. I have a gun that size; won't do squat on chassis grounds. Needs a big surface area to get ahead of the big chassis heat-sink.