/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1344399
>You're not fucking supposed to solder those

Yes I know. However one of the best ways to prevent them from popping off is to solder the outside of the connector (which is ground) to the ground plane on the side of the PCB.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2afwhOXVb8c

Hot glue melts under the heat produced by the VTX, superglue wicks inside the connector & makes it impossible to remove, etc. They come with some sort of semi-hard potting compound on the stock pigtail, but that's an absolute bitch to remove & I don't have anything similar anyway.

>and holy shit you are BAD at soldering...

What, because it's a nice shiny joint? It's literally bridging between a connector that isn't designed to be soldered & around to the side of a PCB, so of course it's going to be a slightly unsightly blob, but in terms of soldering technique & in that context it's a decent joint.

I suppose you think picrelated is all BAD as well? (Though tbf the stuff on the right is far from my best.) Do you even wash your flux away with isopropanol bro?