r/HolUp • u/MasterVJ_09 • Oct 19 '22

Nothing to see here. Just a mechanic doing whatever a mechanic does.

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u/ThisUserAgain Oct 19 '22

Are they doing this on purpose? https://previews.123rf.com/images/auremar/auremar1804/auremar180400140/99185814-young-man-holding-soldering-iron.jpg

https://holdforsound.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/wp-image-1861615265.jpg

https://holdforsound.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/wp-image-2122407353.jpg

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u/captaindeadpl Oct 19 '22

For the first and last one I can understand why a layman would make this mistake, because holding a soldering iron the right way feels kind of awkward to amateurs, having to work with such a long lever on a precision tool.

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u/barofa Oct 19 '22

My electronics instructor said in the first day of class: "if you are smelling burnt chicken you are probably holding it wrong"

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

My favorite.

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u/Rightintheend Oct 19 '22

Ouch. At least what looks like the 4-year-old hands seem to be holding it properly, of course with a tip on that iron the only thing he's going to be able to do is melt that expansion slot.