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I think my most useful thread was one where I was asking for feedback on a spring bypass and by the end of the thread I think I became 10x more knowledgeable on the subject thanks to everyone else’s contributions.

Critique my spring bypass

First time soldering anything. It’s a BLF A6 tail and driver spring. The tail (first pic) spring was a double spring but I removed the inside short one cause I originally planned on doing this on the inside. You can see i got the spring a bit too hot and it deformed slightly. The wire was also too short. Any advice on where to put the wire at the bottom and top when you wrap it on the outside? Maybe some video with a closeup. I want to use silicone wire and not desolder braid. I took measureme…