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rodcastler:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 14, 2018, 10:35:12 am ---So many people commented on that.
This is common for hand soldered through hole parts, the solder didn't flow through from the bottom. It's not generally a problem, just inconsistency in the hand soldering.

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I think you're missing the point Dave: Many would believe that this is probably soldered properly on the other side without seeing it, but our eyes are trained to go straight to those unsoldered pads and so are yours. What really happens here is that we were all popcorn-ready for your reaction. We usually get Dave's rant against incomplete soldering -which we enjoy so much- and in this case it didn't come even you zoomed right into it. I tend to believe you would have normally complained against this solder job, since it just doesn't seem right.
Fungus:

--- Quote from: rodcastler on June 16, 2018, 10:33:02 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 14, 2018, 10:35:12 am ---So many people commented on that.
This is common for hand soldered through hole parts, the solder didn't flow through from the bottom. It's not generally a problem, just inconsistency in the hand soldering.

--- End quote ---

What really happens here is that we were all popcorn-ready for your reaction. We usually get Dave's rant against incomplete soldering -which we enjoy so much- and in this case it didn't come.

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It also didn't help that the view of that component was chosen as the thumbnail for the video.  :popcorn:

FWIW, this is the view from underneath when Dave flips the board over:



All three pins look solid enough from that angle, it's just that there's only one pin where the solder wicked through to the other side.
rsjsouza:

--- Quote from: rodcastler on June 16, 2018, 10:33:02 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 14, 2018, 10:35:12 am ---So many people commented on that.
This is common for hand soldered through hole parts, the solder didn't flow through from the bottom. It's not generally a problem, just inconsistency in the hand soldering.

--- End quote ---

I think you're missing the point Dave: Many would believe that this is probably soldered properly on the other side without seeing it, but our eyes are trained to go straight to those unsoldered pads and so are yours. What really happens here is that we were all popcorn-ready for your reaction. We usually get Dave's rant against incomplete soldering -which we enjoy so much- and in this case it didn't come even you zoomed right into it. I tend to believe you would have normally complained against this solder job, since it just doesn't seem right.

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I was one that addressed this in the Patreon comments. Later in the video Dave specifically talked about soldering quality, which added to the strangeness of his silence.

I have seen this in other meters too, with much larger parts. For a portable product, leaving tall through hole parts with soldering gaps like these is asking for problems in the long run (not that Aneng is caring too much for that, though).

My comment on Patreon:
Great video; I really liked the Zoom without loss of detail (I didn't watch it in 4k, though). Pretty boring multimeter. Since you mentioned soldering quality, one thing I never understood in cheap meters is what is seen at 2:46. How come they can't properly solder a through hole part that flows to the other side of the board?!? I have seen this poor job in some Radioshack DMMs I had on the 10A fuse holders! Incomprehensible.
stj:
most likely the skill of the assembler.
the smd with be automated, but the throughhole is usually done afterwards by a human.
MacMeter:

--- Quote from: joeqsmith on June 13, 2018, 04:56:40 pm ---At 6 min in the PTC and clamp node I suspect is the drive side for the diode, resistance, capacitance, etc. modes. The high impedance leg is the input. You should hear the relay switch in anytime you change to one of the other modes.

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Might we see a new “RELAY switch” test video in the future on this model?
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