Edit: using a 25W iron whose tip wasn't heating up properly. Had to use its sides to get the solder to melt, which affected precision.
It's ugly af but it works
I'm a solder soldier
And I'm so sorry for that last part
Now I need to by something that holds everything in place, because what took most time was, well, that.
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I see you bent the pins to prevent the components from moving around. That helps, but makes soldering in tight spaces difficult and can lead to shorts. You could get away with less solder, and some parts look like they didn’t get hot enough.
A little dab on the iron for good heat transfer, warm up the wire and pad for about 3s and then apply solder to the opposite end. If everything’s hot enough, solder will wick away. After cooling you should have a little cone shape.
And congratulations! You have now unlocked “Repairing electrical devices”!
Thanks! 🥰 I did indeed worry about shorts and had to - at the end, when there barely any space left - bend the pins in weird angles not to make them touch...
Maybe someday I'll be able to replace capacitors in my beloved Adam speakers :D