Dominick A
TVWBB Fan
Hi everyone,
I have 2 questions as I get to the LCD portion of my build. Keep in mind that this is my first solder job and I'm not well versed in the wiring diagrams.
1) I was trying to get fancy and ordered this LCD for its variety of colors (wanted the option before seeing my case color) without realizing that this board has 18 pins vs the 16 in the assembly guide. 2 extra pins for the extra colors. It looks like even if I wanted to go with the red color, which I was leaning to all along, I couldn't because the recommended board has the LED- on pin 16 whereas the one I got has LED- on pin 15. Can anyone confirm this for me, please?!
http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/291/NHD-0216K1Z-FS_RGB_FBW-REV1-39560.pdf - mine
http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/291/NHD-0216K1Z-FSPG-GBW-L-51304.pdf - HM Kit
2) I have started getting a lot of what looks like either burnt flux or burnt tip residue as I solder. The joints are all pretty solid. Should I be concerned about this discoloration around the joints? The iron I have plugs directly into an outlet and I think it may be running too hot. I could never get a good tin on the tip. I wish I would have paid for a better solder station. It started out fine but has been pretty crappy as I progressed through this build.
Thanks,
Dom
I have 2 questions as I get to the LCD portion of my build. Keep in mind that this is my first solder job and I'm not well versed in the wiring diagrams.
1) I was trying to get fancy and ordered this LCD for its variety of colors (wanted the option before seeing my case color) without realizing that this board has 18 pins vs the 16 in the assembly guide. 2 extra pins for the extra colors. It looks like even if I wanted to go with the red color, which I was leaning to all along, I couldn't because the recommended board has the LED- on pin 16 whereas the one I got has LED- on pin 15. Can anyone confirm this for me, please?!
http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/291/NHD-0216K1Z-FS_RGB_FBW-REV1-39560.pdf - mine
http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/291/NHD-0216K1Z-FSPG-GBW-L-51304.pdf - HM Kit
2) I have started getting a lot of what looks like either burnt flux or burnt tip residue as I solder. The joints are all pretty solid. Should I be concerned about this discoloration around the joints? The iron I have plugs directly into an outlet and I think it may be running too hot. I could never get a good tin on the tip. I wish I would have paid for a better solder station. It started out fine but has been pretty crappy as I progressed through this build.
Thanks,
Dom