just had a brain storm

[xXx6182]

No matter how the point on the chip to the wire to the point on the ps2 is connected, as long as its connected it will work. Well why solder? Just use hot glue gun. Hold the wire in place, put some hot glue on it and hold until dry, make sure the wire is touching the point. Why wouldn't this work? I think it would as long as the points are connected.

[prisoner1138]

that is not a brainstorm and you arent the first person to think of it.

it's a really dumb idea too.

dont you think there's a reason the electronics industry uses solder? solder is conductive. it provided a good connection between the components. hotglue does not.

if you get hotglue between the connection, it wont work.

if you get hotglue between a connection, that means you have to remove ALL of the connections and start the whole install again from scratch because you have no way of telling which connection is screwed up.

removing hotglue from points on the board can be a bitch if it works it's way around components, like under the legs of a chip.

if you know what you're doing, you can solder a joint MUCH faster than you can screwing around with hotglue, and you can remove a wire within a second to correct something, you cant do that with hotglue. you cant even check the continuity of the joint, because while you do have one end of the wire free, the other connection is covered in glue.


and that's the basics of why it's a dumb idea and people dont do it. the same goes for superglue, ducttape, or any other crap as well.

[EnTiTy]

you forgot blue tak
EnTiTY

[prisoner1138]

well i said "or any other crap as well"

[Jadgamez]

Ive got an idea why don't i glue 50 one pound coins togeather to make a £50 note. Would that be great!

[EnTiTy]

Originally posted by Jadgamez
Ive got an idea why don't i glue 50 one pound coins togeather to make a £50 note. Would that be great!

LOL that would be crazzzzzzzy wonder i a shop would except it as payment cant see why they can refuse it's legal tender
EnTiTy

[mrfixit]

how about conductive hot glue and don't say it don't exist thay use it in the auto trade

[prisoner1138]

oh yea, smearing conductive hot glue across the legs of an ic sounds like an AWESOME idea!

theres no way in hell you're gonna get a small enough glob of that on a wire while it's still melted to control it so theres no bridging while you're attatching it. plus i seriously doubt that it has the same conductivity as solder, so you'd be adding resistance to the joint as well.

you could maybe use it for the ground, if you're using the strip around the board, but thats about it. and since you'd still need an iron for everything else anyway, you might as well just use the iron for that too.

look, if there were any real alternative that didnt have some glaring drawback, people doing electronics work would probably be using it, but they dont.

[CygnusXI]

My IQ actually went down by entering this thread...

[mrfixit]

Originally posted by prisoner1138
oh yea, smearing conductive hot glue across the legs of an ic sounds like an AWESOME idea!

theres no way in hell you're gonna get a small enough glob of that on a wire while it's still melted to control it so theres no bridging while you're attatching it. plus i seriously doubt that it has the same conductivity as solder, so you'd be adding resistance to the joint as well.

you could maybe use it for the ground, if you're using the strip around the board, but thats about it. and since you'd still need an iron for everything else anyway, you might as well just use the iron for that too.

look, if there were any real alternative that didnt have some glaring drawback, people doing electronics work would probably be using it, but they dont.

have you ever seen the stuff let alone seen it used. there is no resistance for one.it's easy to use and there is a fine tip gun .Now i do agree that chip legs are small but it would work well with via's with there overheating with a iron. A good fiber pen to clean the via's .Theres also inferred condutive glue thats liquid now this would work on legs of chips dip the wire in the glue just like solder past hold to leg and theN use a inferred pen