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    Soldering with a tremor.

    Has anyone else here got a tremor? I have benign essential tremor and it really screws up my ability to do any kind of fine soldering. I've gotten a little better at it over time but it's still a really big barrier, and I kind of gave up with laptop mainboard repair because of it. If anyone else has this, any tips on keeping the iron a bit more stable?
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    Re: Soldering with a tremor.

    Is it only a hand-tremor? (hand shaking) I tend to get that when holding Intel CPUs, right before getting them into the socket!
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      Re: Soldering with a tremor.

      It is yep - annoyingly it's the type that gets worse when your hand muscles are tensed! I usually have to stabilise the iron with both hands, but of course that makes it really difficult to keep components positioned while I'm soldering
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        Re: Soldering with a tremor.

        Originally posted by spleenharvester View Post
        Has anyone else here got a tremor? I have benign essential tremor and it really screws up my ability to do any kind of fine soldering.
        Sorry to hear that. Apparently, about 10% of men over 50 develop ET.

        (Q: have you noticed if the motion is more side-to-side than front-to-back?)

        I've gotten a little better at it over time but it's still a really big barrier, and I kind of gave up with laptop mainboard repair because of it. If anyone else has this, any tips on keeping the iron a bit more stable?
        You might try to use a hot-air iron so you don't have to hold the iron as firmly to the work. This has limitations depending on the type of components you're looking to remove/install.

        You can purchase "rework fixtures" that can hold the "iron" and then use coarse motor skills to maneuver the work into position/contact with the business end of the iron.

        https://www.hakkousa.com/products/ac...tand-9891.html

        https://www.hakkousa.com/products/ac...-802-803b.html

        Leister used to sell a nice one but no longer offer it.

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          Re: Soldering with a tremor.

          My father claims the resolution to his is to just drink more beer and liquor

          Don't ask for the scientific evidence on that, though.

          On a more serious note... not sure what to suggest. Hot air may indeed work for some tasks.

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            Re: Soldering with a tremor.

            a double single malt whisky works .

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              Re: Soldering with a tremor.

              Well, I didn't recall having a hand tremor with the Ryzen upgrade!
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              "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

              "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

              "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

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