Soldering is the metallurgic process used to fix electronic components to a PCB, usually with a tin alloy. Soldering can be done by hand or automatic. PTH boards were usually wave soldered, SMT uses reflow technology.
How do I know when to use lead, flux-core, lead-free, or any other kind of solder out there? Do you have any tips on solder gauge for specific applications?
I'd like to do some hobbyist soldering at home, and would like to make sure I don't poison those living with me (especially small children). Lead-free seems necessary - what other features should I look for in solder? Are the different types of…
How often should I tin my soldering iron? It doesn't seem to pick up the solder quickly any more; I have to hold it there for 10 seconds before it melts.
Soldering wire is very soft and pliable, but solder on a circuit board is hard. Why? I haven't been able to find a definitive answer, but some ideas that come to mind are:
Some kind of chemical reaction that takes place when the solder is heated…
I am new to soldering and I am afraid that I am getting some of my chips too hot. I'm sure this will be less of an issue when I get more experience. I also ordered some DIP sockets but they won't arrive for a few months. In the mean time is there…
First, I've read though questions Soldering Iron Maintenance and Going through Soldering tips quickly and was unable to solve my problem. I have recently (as in less then a month ago) obtained Multitip 25 ERSA Microsoldering iron with 0172BD/10…
This very trivial task is to solder wires to the terminals of a small round 3.5 mm audio plug.
I can do this myself, but I need to show to others and this is one of the first times they're trying any kind of soldering.
The problem is the connector…
When soldering, I have on a few occasions, used my teeth to hold a strand of solder while my hands were busy. I do not do this frequently, but sometimes I forget that solder is made of lead and I instinctively use my mouth.
How bad is doing that…
I got a new soldering station. I received the following along with the station. I am not sure what is the purpose of it. Please tell me.
Update:
Soldering station details:
Aoyue 888A
I have a temperature controlled soldering station, and know that I need to set the temperature appropriately for soldering based on the solder I use when soldering, but how do I determine what temperature to use when de-soldering components from a…
I recently purchased a new soldering station (Aoyue 936). This is my first relatively good quality soldering tool, so I want to ensure I maintain it properly.
My question relates to tinning the tip once I am done using it. The manual which came with…
I am trying to make an LCD shield from my Arduino and am having problems trying to got the solder to stick to the Freetronics protoshield PCB. I have cleaned it as best I can.
I am using a decent Proxxon soldering bolt with solder that has worked…
Seen hot-air-gunning, super-gluing, epoxy-gluing, plastic-taping, other-taping, --. Super-gluing joints did not look good as you need acetone to remove it!
is epoxy gluing better substitute for soldering?
when to use such substitutes?
are they…
