First time soldering anying this small. Would love feedback, or tips
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Hi. Sorry I'm late to the party. I've made a video that I think will be helpful. I'm going to post it as soon as I can get it edited.
Couple of tips. Buy liquid flux (someone has already said this, I think.) Flood the area with liquid flux. The liquid flux helps your solder to flow and it gives you a nice, shiny surface. Have you ever tried to reheat solder and found it very uncooperative forming point and ugly joints? Liquid flux fixes that. Apply heat to the pin and the pad and apply solder to the pin and the pad, not the soldering iron. You need a bit of solder on the iron to form a thermal bridge but you definitely want to apply the solder to the pin and the pad. That way the solder will only melt when the pin and pad are hot enough for the solder to clow properly. You want a nice fillet between the pad and the pin. You don't want a blob but you want the pad covered and the solder to curve up the pin.
Definitely tinned the top beforehand, although I was finding the tip had cold spots, so probably need to change the top. I will definitely check out that vid when I get home. Thanks so much!