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Do some practicing with other things first. A few things:
- As someone pointed out, you may have lead-free solder, which has a higher melting point. But you should use it for the repair, since the connector probably has the same stuff already on it. - There may be an invisible coating on the soldering iron tip, or it may not be properly tinned. The last couple of mm of the tip should have a coating of melted solder, applied by you. - Some coaxial connectors have a nickel (?) coating that is hard to solder. Using fine sandpaper on them really helps, as does a rotary wire brush. Your soldering iron looks fine (low-end, of course). Is the tip tightly attached? Try loosening and retightening the screw while it is hot (use care). |
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