How and WHY to Solder Correctly
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| great work, awesome ... ( 1 month ago by angstmonkey1) |
| great work, awesome vid :) |
| i think they're ... ( 1 month ago by CuriousInventor) |
| i think they're just prototyping boards, try RadioShack. |
| breadboards. ( 1 month ago by Coodude26) |
| breadboards. |
| many thanks, both ... ( 1 month ago by heapacrap) |
| many thanks, both of you (: |
| nicely done ( 4 weeks ago by tanksta15) |
| nicely done |
| its not sawder its ... ( 3 weeks ago by BigMatt32) |
| its not sawder its solder |
| not in the states :) ( 3 weeks ago by CuriousInventor) |
| not in the states :) |
| Good info. I have ... ( 3 weeks ago by dronai) |
| Good info. I have struggled to solder on LED lighting leads without damaging the LED's diodes from high temperatures. Possibly the solder wasnt lead type and had a higher melting temp. |
| Very nice video, ... ( 2 weeks ago by JohnLRice) |
| Very nice video, I'll pass it along to people I run into who ask how to solder! :-) I don't quite agree with trimming leads before soldering though. Seems like you'd end up (especially novices) with lots of leads either too long and require retrimming after soldering or worse yet, leads that are too short to make a good connection. With a sharp pair of the right kind of flush cutters (like the ones Erem make etc) I doubt you'd ever do any damage to a good solder join IMHO. |
| I learned nothing ( 2 weeks ago by emoskaterfrompsl) |
| I learned nothing |
| i agree i learned ... ( 2 weeks ago by swordude369) |
| i agree i learned nothing also. |
| In the words of ... ( 2 weeks ago by emoskaterfrompsl) |
| In the words of Borat NOT! |
| That is probably ... ( 2 weeks ago by CuriousInventor) |
| That is probably the one part of the vid that we'd change if done over again. The pre-trimming is only necessary for military grade electronics, as far as I'm aware now. |
| nice video learned ... ( 2 weeks ago by mastermovier) |
| nice video learned a lot |
| just kidding ( 2 weeks ago by mastermovier) |
| just kidding |
| just kidding again ( 2 weeks ago by mastermovier) |
| just kidding again |
| I learned a lot too ( 2 weeks ago by XxhelltwisterxX) |
| I learned a lot too |
| just kidding too ( 2 weeks ago by XxhelltwisterxX) |
| just kidding too |
| Great video, very ... ( 2 weeks ago by consolefreeek) |
| Great video, very informative for a beginer like myself. Thanks. |
| i am using tin lead ... ( 2 weeks ago by cripplelad) |
| i am using tin lead alloy on my xbox 360 controller to modify it but i am finding it hard to melt the solder on the circuit board before i melt a component |
| Array ( 1 week ago by ycats1000) |
| ace!! cleared up all my questions instantly- you rule!! |
| this video should ... ( 1 week ago by KAMAKAZIxKILLER) |
| this video should be a professional soldering movie!! THX for the help ;] |
| This vid. is really ... ( 4 days ago by Schoolhater2013) |
| This vid. is really helpful :) |
| Great video. I ... ( 2 days ago by tiradorfranco2) |
| Great video. I learned it's probably better/safer/cheaper for me to pay someone to replace a burnt capacitor on my audio interface than to DIY. Can anybody suggest a place to go? |













