I am a beginner at soldering so I'm asking some advice if I made some kind of common mistake.
I tried soldering a new microswitch (http://www.amazon.com/D2FC-F-7N-Switch-Microswitch-Switches-Logitech/dp/B00HPL57JQ) to the pcb of my mouse but it didn't work. Is it possible I damaged the board with excessive heat? the only other thing I can think of (apart a faulty switch) is that I did not use flux so I wasn't sure the solder went all the way in to make contact with the board tracks.
I'm thinking to remove the solder and try again with a different switch. should I buy some flux?
see picture here http://www.filedropper.com/20150705194020
thanks
I tried soldering a new microswitch (http://www.amazon.com/D2FC-F-7N-Switch-Microswitch-Switches-Logitech/dp/B00HPL57JQ) to the pcb of my mouse but it didn't work. Is it possible I damaged the board with excessive heat? the only other thing I can think of (apart a faulty switch) is that I did not use flux so I wasn't sure the solder went all the way in to make contact with the board tracks.
I'm thinking to remove the solder and try again with a different switch. should I buy some flux?
see picture here http://www.filedropper.com/20150705194020
thanks