Beginner's Guide to Soldering Electronics Part 1
If you've never soldered before and want to give it a try, or if you've tried soldering and weren't happy with the results, this video can teach you how to solder like a pro.
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when I saw this was 30mins long i thought "there's no way i'm watching the whole thing", by the time it ended I thought "wait what, it's already been 30mins?", That's when you know the information was presented clearly and in an interesting way, I even went and tried applying the tips taught in this video and they did work! great explanation
IMO thats the sign of a good lesson. you don't notice the time go by, and are left wanting to do more
Same here, I feel like every minutes is more interesting haha!
I'm at 0:35, and your comment motivated me to watch the whole video
@@xxsantyxx Exactly, much better then straining your eyes trying to see what's going on like most videos.
Just finished watching at 1.5 speed 🖖
When you took out a cheap soldering station, i instantly upvoted. It's good to keep things like this in mind, and it shows you care.
half the reason I watch handyman, builld, fix videos is to drool over the insane tools I will never own. But I can't argue the fact you made a good point.
same
I agree. Although with that said. There are better stations available in the same price range. The knockoff of the hakko 936D/937D is available around the same price. And imho would be much better. It uses either the hakko 900m or 900L tips as well...I think 900m. I have one myself. I also have a trakpower 935D (uses hakko 900l tips) which is also a great option but then your getting into hakko price territory as well.
the cheap station is what someone will start with, so it good that he uses one
You'd be doing yourself a favor if you check out something like the TS100. The only drawback with it compared to a high buck soldering station is that interchanging the tips requires a hex wrench. Very useful and can operate with battery power at remote locations, and gives up nothing significant to the expensive stations.
4 years later....this is a great in depth soldering vid. One o the best how to videos I've come across. Thank you!!
I am 56 years old and had 1 class in Jr High. Back then there wasnt a cell phone in anyones hand. This is invaluable information. Those of you that were born into this information age really have no idea that in iorder to get this information back in my day I would have had to go to someone like this fine gentleman in person and ask him everything I would need to get a project done. Thanks for your help sir.
the detailed explanations together with the close up shots from the microscope really help show what this is about, thank you!
I agree! This is a terrifically put together video, very well done to the creator! :)
ABSOLUTELY! I'm a complete noob when it comes to Soldering, and I need to teach myself to solder (properly) inorder to put together a DIY synthesizer I purchased recently. After that, I plan to buy many DIY (Assembly Required) Euro Rack Synthesizer modules to begin my journey into Euro Rack. Befaco is one of the more well-known brands that offers the modules in pieces/individual components with assembly done by the purchaser. The benefit of this is, that it dramatically cuts down on the final cost of the modules. That being said, the downside is, I don't receive the benefits of the module manufacturer's quality control, and if I muck something up, I don't know enough about the individual components themselves to know what I did wrong. But learning as I go is all part of the fun! 😬 In any case, this type of incredibly detailed tutorial with close-ups _AND_ explanations of how soldering & soldering components work together *is priceless for newbies!* Huge thumbs-up for this video! 👍
Sure, I am no beginner to soldering but I learned a lot of the "right way" to do it with this video and understand key things. Superb quality of video and voice, even if I am not a native english speaker, could understand straight even with the Aussie accent...
Great video, seriously. Watched the whole thing, learned some good info that I'll use in my work
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This is without a doubt, the best, most thorough and detailed soldering I have ever watched. It's the first one that explained why we need to do these various steps and not just "here's how". Thank you for the great beginner's guide!
Inspite of the thousand dollars worth of equipment setting there you can do just as good a job with a hundred dollars worth and good close attention to detail. I did however learn several thousand dollars worth of good technique. Thank you sir.
Thank you this wonderfully detailed explanation of soldering technique. Didn’t know so many things can go wrong. I have been doing most of them. 8:03
Agreed. This is by far the best one I’ve watched so far. It provides context and technical details that give you a better overall understanding than simply following a list of steps
Glad you commented that. I will spend the time to watch now
@@pzmurphy Agreed. The man's presentation skills are ace. One of the best vids I've seen on this subject yet.
You are a great teacher, not to mention using good light and camera angles so we can see what you’re doing. Well done!
Sir, you're the kind of teacher we would want to have on any topic. Things are well explained and I have not seen the time past, thanks a lot
He is the best. I'm new to Comments on KZhead so I didn't know where to tell him how amazing a teacher he is - I think my comment is in "About". Bruce, you are excellent.
Why, so you can fall asleep?
Really great guide for beginners! A small little tip when heating the heat-shrink is to heat and shrink the middle first (where you wielded the wires), then move to one side and then cross to the other side. The reason is that if you start shrinking on one side then go to the other side, you can create a small air bubble around the area where you wielded the wires together. If you heat the heat-shrink's middle part first and then go toward the ends of the heat-shrink, any potential air bubble that could form within the small gaps will have room to leave on both still opened side of the heat-shrink and as you shrink toward 1 end, the air will be forced out and then going toward the other end will leave the heat-shrink with no chance for any air gap. This trick does comes with the potential of heating the middle too much so it requires a bit of practice and timing, but it raise the durability of the repair further.
ok
I’m just trying to learn enough to repair old video game stuff but now I’m gonna watch part 2 because it’s interesting! Great video! Thanks for the help!
Came here from learning how to mod my old consoles, now I'm here leaning this. My old xbox is gonna run great haha
I'm a science engineer at a local highschool. I teach practical skills for biology, like how to use a microscope, to our students. I really enjoy your way of explaining and especially appreciate the work you've put in to share and show the details with us to support your lesson/guide like for example using the microscope to show the flux. In my opinion these things really make a difference. I'm new to your channel and this is my first video but i'm definitely going to have a look at your other videos to see if I find some more interesting topics there and of course I'll sub to your channel.
Thank you!
When I thought I knew what I was doing….. this just upped my soldering skills quite a bit. Very informative and actually showing how it’s done helps us hands on learners. No matter how old the video may be. It’s a good watch.
I'm just trying to get in to soldering. Thanks for putting this video together. This is 33 minutes of amazing information and instruction. The close-ups with the microscope really add the level of detail I was looking for. The best part is that I'm able to immediately apply the information shared here to my own projects!
I know I'm late to the party with this comment but only recently found this and just wanted to thank you for the effort you have put into this and wanted to say that it's cleared up alot of things that I still wonder about, despite countless hours of reading up on it and your presentation is flawless. Keep up the good work!
After watching someone else's atrocious "How To" solder video, KZhead brought me here to this video. What a pleasure to watch and learn from. Good job.
This is incredible, the best soldering tutorial I have seen. So informational and had all of my attention for the full half hour. Recently started upgrading toy cars to RC race cars and was really struggling with the soldering.
I came for a bit of revision and watched the whole thing. Very well done detailed guide!
Should've watched this before i did my soldering....
Same... I ruined a $100 walkie talkie because of a screw-up 😑
Me too!!
I cant believe I just watched a 30-minute tutorial and actually enjoyed it.
i lost my dad a year ago and he was just like you, i watch your videos to cope with my pain. my mum now has serious cancer and your videos make me forget about all my issues and depresion.
I've never done any of this, so my learning curve is straight up. This video helps a lot. Thank you.
When I was taught to solder as an apprentice in the early seventies, we would always wet the tip with a little solder before applying it to the work this aids heat transfer, allowing a faster job, less chance to melt the insulation or damage components through heat transfer, we were marked down for melting the insulation, and obviously dry joints.
This video shows so many things that other 'beginners' guides assume you already know. Absolutely brilliant, thanks a lot!
The Flux example was my biggest help. I kept seeing vids that just used without explanation and I thank you!
Excellent teaching. You started from the very foundation and worked your way up to the basics highlighting the importance of good technique. Very much appreciated.
The amount of detail in this was amazing; the pace is much appreciated. KZhead's player has a speed settings for a reason, and videos that allow for this much extra detail makes me happy to have more control over how much I want to soak in.
Very professional sir. I am very surprised this video doesn't have millions of views. This is the best tutorial on soldering I've seen on KZhead so far. Bravo.
A great video - without jumpy cuts or gabbling instructions that make most ‘how-to‘ vids for beginners useless - a clear, calm, skilful teacher. And everything in focus! Thank you!
Fantastic video production, excellent camera angles, very well explained with lots of detail. Thank you!!
i really like that you took a store bought one for the demo since that is what a lot of us beginners will use
Just got myself an iron - what a great guide. Thanks!
You just gave me the info I needed. I've been told over and over to put solder on the tip first and not to worry about the flux if the solder has flux core. I end up cleaning the tip constantly, only to dirty it up again just as quickly. I also changed my tip to a bevel and turned my heat up. I have a huge smile on my face having properly repaired my guitar pedal board! Thank you for the information!
OH how i wish this, you, existed back when I was tweaking around with my RC car as a kid.
Brilliant, I came here for part 2 but I'm heading back to part 2 now , thank you for the clear easy to follow instructions and the work you put in editing and setting the cameras up and the rest , great work 👍
Thanks for the zoomed tutorial, most KZheadrs do not show them this close for us to know how to do it properly.
You know it’s good when the video is 4 years old and yet the comments are STILL consistently rolling in!
Thanks for taking the time to do this. Informative and immediately practical!
Thank you for the soldering tips, I'm a beginner and it's made a massive improvement to my joins thank you
Most helpful and informative 33 minutes & 6 seconds of my life.
One of the best 30 minutes of my life... thanks mate...
Loved it ! learned a lot Great camera work/angles! Thank you
Fantastic job ! I needed to learn the basics for a school projet and your video was just perfect. It is so satisfying to see those neat joints on the circuit board. Big thank you from Belgium.
I don't write comments even for good videos but I must say that you explained it very well.
You know a good youtube video is when you are fed with good info don't see any jump cuts and those flashy focus effects and you still finish to watch from beginning to end. People, this is a real youtuber we are witnessing just like the OG youtube days. Oh wait it's a 30mins video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge sir.
Great tutorial mate. You have quite a talent for teaching in a very effective way. Best soldering video I've seen, enjoyed every minute of it
This makes me wish I had gone to school for this kind of thing. Wonderfully done lessons, I've been watching people solder for a couple years online, but you broke down basics that I had never heard of. Fundamentals, if you will. Thank you for taking the time to make this. I'm so excited to get started.
Thank you very much. Just taught my 10 year old daughter and myself how to start soldering. Thank you.
Thank you. From the beginning to end I learned every step of the way. I’m carpenter and can do plumbing yet this is a whole new experience. So many other videos start off like they’re for beginners and end either talking to us we’re pros that understand or they go off the rails and you just can’t stop watching because you know they’re going grab the hot end any sec and don’t want to miss it. Lol Again Thank you and I hope you have lots of videos because I think you’d make a great teacher and you seem to have wealth of knowledge to share.
This is one of the best tutorial videos I've ever watched. Thank you so much ☺️
Thank you for this excellent video! This was incredibly informative for me, even though I'm old and built countless Heathkits "back in the day". I was recently helping one of my kids add a Bluetooth board into an early-gen iPod, and ran across this for training. I'm going to send him the link.
This video is so much better than most of the other “how to solder” videos on KZhead because of the the detailed explanations coupled with the magnified views.
When you started and pronounced Solder with the "L" I thought I am happy to watch this. Brilliant tutorial. Thank you
thank you very helpfull .. im a beginner and trying to learn every day..
The most informative of the intro solder videos I've viewed. The microscope camera is a great idea! Your advice on not tinning the iron tip was the first time I've heard that, but your explanation of why makes complete sense. I subscribed and will watch for more of your tutorials.
Didn't see any mention advising against tinning the tip. A solder coating on the tip protects it against getting oxidized and ruined, so it's good practice to keep it covered as much as possible rather than allowing it to be exposed to the air. Clean the tip right before soldering each joint.
i'm 4min in, and already amazed by your thoroughness and ability to present. you, sir, are wonderful.
such a comprehensive and detailed explanation of soldering, I dare say this is the best video on soldering on youtube.
Incredibly informative, thank you!
Wonderful tutorial. Very clear and informative. Thank you for your effort. :)
Thank you for all I’ve learned today. Ash from Scotland 🏴
I know this has been around four years, but man...hats off. FANTASTIC job of describing what, why and how. So good.
Such a great video. You explained it really well! Loved the demonstrations on what and what no to do. I did my first soldering before I watched your video and I tried to bridge two pads together and made a mess! haha. I also burnt some pads (they look black and I can not put solder there anymore) and had to jump the connections to fix it. Anyway, Thanks for the video mate!
Mr. Branchus, thanks very much for making this video. Out of the plethoras of videos I’ve watched yours covered everything I was interested in learning. I’m 56 and getting ready to build my first fpv quad racing drone. I’ve got all my equipment including my now necessary wearable magnifying glasses and some 63/37 rosin core solder. I’m a little nervous, but I guess I’ll find out soon enough if I can solder or not. Thanks again for making this very helpful video.
I'd like to know how that went for ya.🤓
I’m 55 and can do a lot of construction and fairly handy. I never knew these important bits of info and soldering was always very ugly. This was an awesome instructional video. I think I’ll be a soldering fool in no time now. Great video. Great breakdown. The microscope was perfect. Thank you so much
Thank you!
Sir, you are a great straight forward and methodical teacher who knows how to captivate and maintain the attention to your work...Your way of teaching so much reminds me of my 7th grade Math teacher...
So glad i took pause & watched your tutorial on soldering. While I've been soldering wires together on vehicles for years there's been countless times where i wasn't all that sincerely satisfied with the overall end result/resistance. WOW!!! The difference between soldering on electronic components & joining a couple of auto wires together is taught on 2 totally different levels. After having watched your Soldering Tutorial i can most assurredly state that my previous soldering methodology is history. Anyways in all earnestness i Thank You Very Much for totally upping the overall quality of all my future soldering efforts. I'd yack more but i need to run out & acquire a tin of that Rosin Paste Flux before i forget what its called. Heck, i wasn't even aware that solder had the stuff inside it nor all the differences between the types of solder previously i just grabbed whatever was convenient or happened to cost the least. Nor have i ever thought to solder the end of the wires prior to actually soldering the 2 together. No doubt my days of scratching my head & wondering where those pesky missing Ohms went off to are now well behind me. THANKS AGAIN!
Thank you sincerely for the cram course, this was significantly helpful.
You're a king. I'm a total beginner and this was a great thorough guide!
Thanks for the straightforward no-fancy equipiment talk. Really enjoyed learning. Cheers!
If all teachers were like this...
Fantastic video.
This is the first video on " how to solder" that has taught me anything. Great job! Thank you!
Best how to solder video on all the internet. Learned so much from this.
Thank you Branchus Creations for taking the time to present and upload such a useful and comprehensive video. It’s very much appreciated.
Fantastic! You sir, are a teacher that also knows how to solder.
I watched the whole 30minutes....it's a rare gift you have (the ability to teach). I've had a soldering iron for 30 years and can now solder.
I never once thought about doing soldering until I saw this video. Thank you. Now I will upgrade myself. I'm no longer just a software developer. I'm now a repairman!
I've been soldering for 15 years with many imperfections in the auto-industry. Your video helped clear up some of my mistakes, I'm sure I will improve my techniques from now :)
Well done !!!! Now for a video using your quick hot air station :)
One of the best instructional video on You Tube. Thank you very much from Southern California.
Best video on soldering principles I have seen so far, thanks a lot.
Bro 26:25 I would've torched my fingers. This man has powers
I came to find out what temp to set the station. I stayed for the flux importance.
Thank you, of all the videos I’ve watched on soldering, yours is the most informative.
"…if it’s attached at both ends you need to put your heat shrink on before soldering." Hands up everyone who has forgotten that bit of advice 🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ A brilliant video. Thank you very much for using the cheaper hobbyist station.
25:17 I would probably try and remove the sharp pointy bit on the left (shiny bit) of the top wire where it is most likely where the soldering iron left off leaving a sharp point which could penetrate the heatshrink. Good Vid though!
Of course I just watched this after soldering lol. I saw the person apply solder to the tip of his iron and then put that bead on the tip of his iron to the wire on the PCB. Glad you showed me that isn't the way. Wish I knew that a little bit ago lol but I'm glad I know now. Do you recommend using the tiniest bit of flux when soldering to a board if you have the time? Like there's no harm is there? Also, I always worry that preheating the component/board/ even wire sometimes will damage it haha. How do I know if im applying too much heat beforehand? Either ways, super informative video. Surprised I watched the whole 30 min and it went by quick! You explained well. And the clear microscope shots were a *huge* help! (Of course as qwll as the demonstrations). But not a lot of people use microscopes and I feel its very helpful. The fact that you also used a cheaper solder iron to do this was amazing. The problem with a lot of tutorials is that they're using high end gear and the typical person watching a how-to video is new to the hobby and won't have the same gear. So that was a wonderful idea. Also, not to keep going on- but props to saying either pronunciation is correct! I feel the same way, too many people get up in arms over which is the correct way. The word pronunciation evolved differently in different areas; big deal. Lol. All in all, TOP NOTCH video. Firm handshakes all around 🤝 Seriously, good work, and quality video.
Bloody brilliant! Thank you very much for this thorough and simple guide. Love videos like this and solid blokes like you who make them! 👍
Thank you for explaining it clearly and calmly. I had success with your instructions.
I'm watching this so I can build my own bass guitar
have you got it done?
Is anyone else blowing on the screen during the joint close ups!!!
No because you don’t blow on your joints... solder joints anyway
@@ookie007 you blow the smoke away, not the joint!
You use a fan behind you (not directly on the joint). Rapidly cooling the joint screws it up molecularly. It makes it stiff and hard rather than soft and flexible
This is such an extremely vivid and detailed account of soldering. The concept seems simple, yet I found myself yearning for a more detailed explanation. Thanks
I've done very little soldering in my life. Each job has been crude yet adequate so far, however each attempt was executed with irritating awkwardness. I'm getting into rc racing, so I thought I'd watch a minute or two of this video. For the next 33 mins my eyes were glued to the screen like I was binge-watching "Breaking Bad". The close-ups were instruction multipliers and the whole presentation was perfectly explained. "This is what, and this is why, and take a good close look so you can see for yourself." Thanks for taking the time.
as far as I know, its only us Yanks that say "saw-der" but we've made a tradition out of butchering the Queens English.. 😉
Except the word is pronounced sa-der...... And it’s not the “queens English”, so maybe it’s the Brits ruining “yank” english
@@owenfitzpatrick5394 I'm OK with that. after all, the Brits have always had a funny sounding accent...
I hate american adherence to inches and their infinite ways in dividing an inch lol. Just use mm/cm like the rest of the world.
@@laqueefasteinberg4981 we only do that for larger things, once we get down to around 1/128ths or so , we switch to hundredths, thousands, tens of thousands etc..ad infinitum...
I knew ALL of those techniques, BUT... he instantly comes off as some who knows they've mastered their field, yet humble enough to focus more towards teaching ppl WHY the process should be followed, so I was instantly hooked & I learned a few "whys". Great stuff 👍definitely worth a like & a follow.
I so appreciate you using an out-of-the-box cheapo soldering station, since that will be all of our experiences!
Great job explaining things brother! Very knowledgeable and you can tell you actually care about the community. Passing along these skills is such a beautiful thing.
the way you teach is beautiful thank you for the tips and wish me luck on my journey as I pick up this new hobby
Nice to see a person who has a happy place.
Wonderful! There are those who are skilled and there are great teachers. What a gift to find both here! Thank you so much!
Just love it. The pacing. The care. The details. Thank you so much