Hello,
When soldering, like many other people, I've had the problem of trying to hold the component in place while soldering. Recently, I saw IMSAIGuy, an EE YT-er, using what looked like play-dough or modeling clay, to hold a through-hole switch in place. He literally flipped the board upside-down while the clay/dough held the part in place. "Eureka!" I said to myself, "This would work so well for me!"

Now I have just one problem, what type of clay or dough is compatible with soldering?

I was thinking that an oil based clay/dough would be best, because it's non-drying, but I have no idea how that would affect the cleaning process of the board. Would it leave conductive residue or residue which could become conductive?

Thanks!

 

Hello,
When soldering, like many other people, I've had the problem of trying to hold the component in place while soldering. Recently, I saw IMSAIGuy, an EE YT-er, using what looked like play-dough or modeling clay, to hold a through-hole switch in place. He literally flipped the board upside-down while the clay/dough held the part in place. "Eureka!" I said to myself, "This would work so well for me!"

Now I have just one problem, what type of clay or dough is compatible with soldering?

I was thinking that an oil based clay/dough would be best, because it's non-drying, but I have no idea how that would affect the cleaning process of the board. Would it leave conductive residue or residue which could become conductive?

Thanks!

Use FUN-TAK/BLU-TACK

 

What he uses is a jeweler's putty that has many different uses... There are many other similar products.