Video About How to Solder

5F6-A · 12-09-2008, 04:58 PM

YouTube - How and WHY to Solder Correctly

interesting and useful

Gordon Gekko · 12-09-2008, 07:50 PM

Definitely, thanks!

5F6-A · 12-10-2008, 04:12 AM

I'd share some info about how I solder.

- I use an Italian soldering iron Ewig with temperature selector. I set it just above 300ºC.
- I wait until the iron is hot enough and in the mean time I put a TINY bity of extra flux over the area we are soldering onto. I mean a very thin layer.

- Then I heat the part to solder and as soon as the flux "burns" ( you'll see the fumes ) I add some solder which will be atracted to the iron tip. Positioning the solder wire and the iron tip in opposite directions (ie facing each other) will result in a "centered" solder union.
- Then it's time to take away the solder and a spilt second after the hot iron. Count to three. Do NOT blow over it and voilà! perfect, shiny result.

Soldering it's not difficult but like anything else needs some instruction, patience and practice.

***b-squared*** · 12-10-2008, 05:28 AM

Great post!

BB

5F6-A · 12-10-2008, 08:17 AM

as always, glad to help!!

***b-squared*** · 12-10-2008, 08:18 AM

I made it a sticky; that's a great vid.

BB

peter679 · 12-10-2008, 08:22 AM

b-squared thanks for stickying this I'm trying get edumacated

PMcG No.6 · 12-10-2008, 09:00 AM

Great vid. Thanks.

Zoshquin · 12-10-2008, 01:10 PM

thanks! I learned something!

BigJza · 12-10-2008, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5F6-A

YouTube - How and WHY to Solder Correctly

interesting and useful

thanks again dude! im gonna practice on some old circuit boards i got laying around here this weekend!

5F6-A · 12-12-2008, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigJza

im gonna practice !

that's the key factor...the more you do it, the better you get at it.

5F6-A · 12-12-2008, 11:44 AM

BTW, this is what I use for soldering pots
I stuck an old speed knob on to a wooden square ( I use a drop of Franklin's hide glue ) and left it to dry. Then when I need to hold a pot properly to solder a cap onto it or whatever I have a stable base to work on.

KP · 12-17-2008, 06:29 PM

I went a slightly different direction...

I measured out the placement of the holes and created this....

calibud · 12-18-2008, 04:13 PM

great video!

rockitmarty · 12-18-2008, 05:56 PM

That's interesting, I found that very useful, thanks.

5F6-A · 12-19-2008, 06:11 AM

something I¡'ve postd somewhere else, but I think it's important:

"wattage and temperature has little to do with each other. To cut a long story short, a 40 watt iron won't be necesarily twice as hot as a 20 watt one, but it'll be twice as efective at keeping the set temperature"

ck42 · 12-19-2008, 01:44 PM

Excellent tutorial.

Having worked in the electronics manufacturing industry for many years before, and actually being what would be considered an industry expert in the field of soldering (process engineering with customers and teaching soldering classes) I can tell you that everything that was covered in the video was spot-on accurate.
He covered pretty much every key point too....and did an very nice job of explaining things and gave good visual representations.

So...my contribution here would be to say that take what has been covered in this video as being very accurate and very reliable information!

To the tutorial author, whoever you are, kudos!

5F6-A · 12-19-2008, 01:47 PM

thank you to you too!!

randelli · 12-21-2008, 09:40 AM

Hey great tips!

I have done my share of soldering but this really taught me the right way. I knew about heating the work first; but tinning the tip was new for me. Well, I knew you should tin the tip, I guess I thought it was just for new tips. I didn't know that you should do it all the time.

This would explain why there is one small spot on my iron that heats enough to melt solder...........

Thanks for the great post!

Marto · 12-30-2008, 11:19 PM

Hey, thanks. I really want to learn how to solder. The vid you posted will be a big help.
Marto

LEFTY LES · 01-18-2009, 03:10 PM

very informative man, great vid!!!

5F6-A · 01-19-2009, 01:07 AM

dubyatf · 01-25-2009, 05:19 PM

Here's some more videos I found helpful last year when I did a couple Build Your Own Clone kits: Tangent Tutorials

For equipment and supplies, I really like Ramsey Electronics, if I have time to mail order. I've found that Radio Shack generally has poor selection when it comes to soldering tools and equipment - but they can get you out of a jam if you burn up an opamp or something.

Sears has a decent selection of pencil irons online but I'm not sure about in store availability. My local Micro Center has some great soldering stations (including production quality things) as well as all manner of small tools and gadgets for DIY electronic projects.

Geetarguy · 02-02-2009, 01:45 PM

Great thread!!!!!

FLICKOFLASH · 02-15-2009, 06:09 PM

5F6-A · 02-16-2009, 02:28 AM

glad you enjoyed Flick... again we should thank the guy who did it and put it up youtube

stadams · 02-17-2009, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dubyatf

Here's some more videos I found helpful last year when I did a couple Build Your Own Clone kits: Tangent Tutorials.

I have to second this one and the original video. There is some other good stuff on Warren's website. I especially liked the Eagle tutorials. It made the transition from Protel at work to Eagle at the house easy. I even designed a few boards using it.

Anyway, if you have the chance, check out the electronics and audio sections of his website. It's a good read and watch.

Dragonsarc · 02-24-2009, 06:45 AM

Dang awesome vid looks so easy but knowing my self Ill probably screw up, maybe a little bit of practice, quick "?" where do u get the flux?

Zoshquin · 02-24-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragonsarc

Dang awesome vid looks so easy but knowing my self Ill probably screw up, maybe a little bit of practice, quick "?" where do u get the flux?

you buy it?

5F6-A · 02-24-2009, 12:13 PM

flux is crucial... it makes all my soldering shiny as a clean mirror

12-09-2008, 07:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gordon Gekko Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Berlin Posts: 97 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	re: Video About How to Solder Definitely, thanks!

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5F6-A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sir Titus Salt's Land Posts: 8,008 Thanks: 396 Thanked 504 Times in 119 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder I'd share some info about how I solder. - I use an Italian soldering iron Ewig with temperature selector. I set it just above 300ºC. - I wait until the iron is hot enough and in the mean time I put a TINY bity of extra flux over the area we are soldering onto. I mean a very thin layer. - Then I heat the part to solder and as soon as the flux "burns" ( you'll see the fumes ) I add some solder which will be atracted to the iron tip. Positioning the solder wire and the iron tip in opposite directions (ie facing each other) will result in a "centered" solder union. - Then it's time to take away the solder and a spilt second after the hot iron. Count to three. Do NOT blow over it and voilà! perfect, shiny result. Soldering it's not difficult but like anything else needs some instruction, patience and practice. Blackegg likes this. __________________ “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” Sören Kierkegaard

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5F6-A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sir Titus Salt's Land Posts: 8,008 Thanks: 396 Thanked 504 Times in 119 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder BTW, this is what I use for soldering pots I stuck an old speed knob on to a wooden square ( I use a drop of Franklin's hide glue ) and left it to dry. Then when I need to hold a pot properly to solder a cap onto it or whatever I have a stable base to work on. corbo, buddhuu and Tonemeister like this. __________________ “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” Sören Kierkegaard

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calibud Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,509 Thanks: 88 Thanked 150 Times in 23 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder great video!

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rockitmarty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder That's interesting, I found that very useful, thanks.

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5F6-A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sir Titus Salt's Land Posts: 8,008 Thanks: 396 Thanked 504 Times in 119 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder something I¡'ve postd somewhere else, but I think it's important: "wattage and temperature has little to do with each other. To cut a long story short, a 40 watt iron won't be necesarily twice as hot as a 20 watt one, but it'll be twice as efective at keeping the set temperature" __________________ “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” Sören Kierkegaard

12-19-2008, 01:44 PM	#17 (permalink)
ck42 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder Excellent tutorial. Having worked in the electronics manufacturing industry for many years before, and actually being what would be considered an industry expert in the field of soldering (process engineering with customers and teaching soldering classes) I can tell you that everything that was covered in the video was spot-on accurate. He covered pretty much every key point too....and did an very nice job of explaining things and gave good visual representations. So...my contribution here would be to say that take what has been covered in this video as being very accurate and very reliable information! To the tutorial author, whoever you are, kudos!

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Marto Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 346 Thanks: 22 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	re: Video About How to Solder Hey, thanks. I really want to learn how to solder. The vid you posted will be a big help. Marto

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LEFTY LES Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,658 Thanks: 96 Thanked 154 Times in 27 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder very informative man, great vid!!! __________________ She promised and she vowed that she never would deceive me But the devil's in the women for they never can be easy

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dubyatf Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,197 Thanks: 171 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder Here's some more videos I found helpful last year when I did a couple Build Your Own Clone kits: Tangent Tutorials For equipment and supplies, I really like Ramsey Electronics, if I have time to mail order. I've found that Radio Shack generally has poor selection when it comes to soldering tools and equipment - but they can get you out of a jam if you burn up an opamp or something. Sears has a decent selection of pencil irons online but I'm not sure about in store availability. My local Micro Center has some great soldering stations (including production quality things) as well as all manner of small tools and gadgets for DIY electronic projects.

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5F6-A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sir Titus Salt's Land Posts: 8,008 Thanks: 396 Thanked 504 Times in 119 Posts	re: Video About How to Solder glad you enjoyed Flick... again we should thank the guy who did it and put it up youtube __________________ “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” Sören Kierkegaard

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