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| [* black] Congratulations—you've created a solder joint! Inspect the joint to see if it formed correctly: | |
| - | [* red] ***Leaded solder joints*** should look like a shiny, |
| + | [* red] ***Leaded solder joints*** should look like a shiny, convex tent surrounding the entire lead. |
| [* icon_note] If the joint isn't shiny, it may not have formed correctly. Reheat the joint briefly and allow it to cool. | |
| [* orange] ***Lead-free solder joints*** should look like a concave tent surrounding the entire lead. They may be shiny or dull. | |
| [* icon_note] If the solder joint doesn't surround the entire lead, reheat the joint and add more solder. | |
| [* icon_note] If the solder looks like a round bead instead of a concave tent, it didn't bond to the component lead. Reheat the joint and try to get the lead hot enough so the solder bonds to it. | |
| [* icon_note] Check if any solder unintentionally bridged with a different joint. If so, apply some flux and reheat one of the joints to carefully break the bridge. If the bridge doesn't want to separate follow [guide|173873|this step|stepid=370680] and use solder wick to pull away any extra solder. | |
| [* icon_note] Like any skill, practice makes perfect. If your first solder joint doesn't look picture-perfect, that's OK! It takes a few attempts to get the hang of the movement and timing. |