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   NaClKnight (naclknight@mstdn.games)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 03:41:54 JST NaClKnight

   i soldered the LT negative wire back onto its pad on the back of this #Xbox controller

   Imma post this funny picture of my messy cluttered soldering setup

   Just as soon as i find the additional energy to write a caption/alt text for it

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     NaClKnight (naclknight@mstdn.games)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 02:26:30 JST NaClKnight

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     I dislike soldering. i used to hate it. Then i did it as part of my job as production and sustainment engineer for a medical device company.

     I learned that i hated my original soldering setup.
     With the right tools, i merely dislike soldering.

     Setting up everything to repair one wire that got pulled off while swapping the PCB inside my favorite controller makes me feel like a hands on engineer again, even if it's not quite the Mechanical Engineering i actually do.