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Turns out I can't even make a bass fuzz work. LOL Well, truth be told, I'm not even sure if it works or not yet, because my soldering iron keeps deciding to go out of commission. Trying to clean the old solder off the tip, its just burning the god-damn sponge and making it worse ahhhhhh am I doing something wrong?
You mean the steel wool in a jar lookin stuff? lol And yeah, the sponge was just a wee bit wet - but just barely. So, I'm guessing it's not wet enough?
The irons a 40 watt Weller - SP40L. sadly theres no temperature control. Is it okay if I just scrape off the crap thats on there right now with a little sandpaper?
I guess i'll try to sand off the crap thats there now (it's blacker than black at the moment) and I'm gonna go dunk my sponge in the sink lol haha I just want something that works, dammit, I'm fairly sure all of my failed attempts at this point were from a dirty iron, i mean i've tried like 4 different projects at this point (ruby amp, two muff fuzzes, this bass fuzz) and man am I flustered.
Yeah dunk the sponge, give it a good squeeze so it's wet but not soaking and give the iron a wipe, really though be careful, the solder really spits... I don't really know about giving tips on wiping it off though but make sure the irons hot and quick movements to minimize the chance of the sponge burning onto the iron I guess... mine is usually pretty shiny after that.
Its most likely all the crap on the tip of your iron. I've noticed that no matter how well I place leads, heat them, and drop a dab of solder, if there is a buncha junk on the end of the iron the circuit fails. Definitely try getting the sponge a bit wetter (not drenched, though) or get one of those steel wool-ish things. Any pieces of sponge or whatever else will kill the joint.
Oh, and the sandpaper idea is good. I do that every once in a while to get rid of any corrosion and debris.
Dude, a ball pit is not... weren't you ever a little kid? Ya know, a ball pit, with the plastic balls and you'd jump in it... it's not a gay bar!
