Soldering Techniques

Soldering Techniques

Perhaps the most important concept to understand in soldering is that the solder must flow on it's own to make a good connection. I've seen people wrongly trying to paint or smear solder on wires they were splicing... when all the conditions are right, solder will naturally flow to the areas where it's needed (and sometimes where it's not).

# temperature
# tip selection
# proper tip cleaning and wetting
# how to apply tip and solder to workpiece
# use of rosin (other than rosin core solder)
# example pics of good & and tip/solder placement
# example pics of good, poorly filled, dry and cold solder connections
# work area: lighting, magnification, ventilation
# cleaning (chemical and aqueous flux removers)
# inspection

[to be continued]