Basic Soldering Lesson 1 - "Solder & Flux"
Why Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange recommends it
Electronics Stack Exchange users link it when answering soldering and flux questions, as a standard reference on how solder and flux work.
Recommended by 1 people across 1 different months, 2015 to 2018.
What it is
A 20-minute instructional video from PACE, Inc., a soldering training company, covering the basics of solder alloys and flux. It is the first lesson in a basic soldering series for electronics and is aimed at beginners learning hand soldering.
What people said
Recommends bingobango1 · 2018-06 · Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange · on “Strategies for using perfboards without pads?”
look for an online pdf called milspec soldering standard. It deals with turrets but the essentials are the same. Pretend that the lead coming from one component is the 'turret'. Let it come straight out. Pretend the other component's lead is the 'lead' and give it a quarter turn to wrap it around the 'turret post', taking care to make sure the spacing is reasonably tight. You can accomplish this by leaving the first component lead long enough to bend around the straight lead, which has been pretrimmed to appropriate height, such that it might push the straight lead towards the other component just a bit. Then trim that lead and use the pressure against the top of the board and the components
Cites got trolled too much this week · 2015-10 · Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange · on “Could unwanted magnetism be part of my soldering problem?”
If you have a clean iron tip but (very) dirty target surface, the solder will "stick" to the iron... well within reason. If you add a lot solder you'll get a large blob rolling. It seems this is the scenario you're describing, although sans a short clip (which you could upload to youtube), it's hard to tell exactly what's going on there. But if you follow the advice below and clean both the iron and target surface (or buy those that don't need extraordinary cleaning measures), you should be fine. A cheap (not temperature controlled) tip is usually covered in copper. Solder creates an alloy at the surface when you "tin you tip" [LINK] , this is why it sticks to it. If you add a large amount o
Cites frr · 2018-04 · Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange · on “Trying to choose a flux pen for my lab - Stannol X32 vs. X33S, what's the difference?”
Dear fellow users of Electronics StackExchange, I'm in the process of trying to upgrade my electronics lab to be able to comfortably drag-solder dense SMD packages (SO's and PLCC's) and I'm wondering what flux paste or liquid to use. My part of the world (Europe) is specific in that electronics repair gear and materials seem pretty expensive, and the domestic brands seem different from the "U.S. and global golden standard" :-) I've noticed some reasonable-looking flux pens in the shop of a friendly nearby distributor. The trouble is: there are two models and mine is the difficult freedom of choice! :-) Please help :-D The dispenser pen by Stannol is probably a pretty standard job, but speaki