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A video on soldering 7135 chips to a NANJG driver

This is just my method. Others have different methods. The method I use, to hold the chips on the driver for soldering, is the real reason I wanted to share the video. [Adding 7135 chips to a NANJG board] The "Hemostats" talked about in the video, are properly called "Allis Tissue Forceps" and they work fantastic for holding the chips in place, while soldering. They are very expensive, but the link above will show some "budget prices". I have always had "issues" with solder…

Video - One Way to reflow a led to a star, using a soldering iron

This shows reflowing a Nichia 219 onto an XP-G star, using standard 60/40 solder and an iron. Applies to cree leds as well. [How to reflow a led onto a star] There are Many other methods.