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Re: Burning IR sensors

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Originally Posted by LittleProton
The IR sensors provided with the kit of parts seem to fry easily. So far the only heat I’ve applied to the sensors is soldering and the +5v from the controller. Is this a problem for any other teams? Any advice/help would be appreciated.
Are you attaching a heat sink between the soldering and the chip?
We lost one to soldering that way when a student tried it before being instructed in soldering techniques.
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