Timmsie95
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I know there are a lot of you who are diving into soldering thinking it takes a genius to do right, and it is too difficult, or you're worried you'll mess up.
It really isn't that hard, as long as you follow the rules.
This StewMac Article has a few good tricks for getting good results for soldering.
Probably the best advice in the article is DON'T BLOW ON YOUR SOLDER JOINTS. You may feel like it is cooling it faster, but you'll create a cold solder joint.
Also, don't apply heat to your components for too long, or you could damage your components. (Use Cagey's solder lug technique for grounding, rather than the back of the pot!)
Use alligator clip heat sinks where you can, so you don't damage capacitors, resistors, etc.
You can do it! :icon_thumright:
This may seem obvious to a lot of you, but I've had people ask me about it and they ask questions that seem like a no brainer to me.
It really isn't that hard, as long as you follow the rules.
This StewMac Article has a few good tricks for getting good results for soldering.
Probably the best advice in the article is DON'T BLOW ON YOUR SOLDER JOINTS. You may feel like it is cooling it faster, but you'll create a cold solder joint.
Also, don't apply heat to your components for too long, or you could damage your components. (Use Cagey's solder lug technique for grounding, rather than the back of the pot!)
Use alligator clip heat sinks where you can, so you don't damage capacitors, resistors, etc.
You can do it! :icon_thumright:
This may seem obvious to a lot of you, but I've had people ask me about it and they ask questions that seem like a no brainer to me.
