Learning to solder is an essential step in leveling up your repair skills and it’s also your gateway to some really awesome maker projects. In this video we’ll cover the bare minimum you’ll need to get started including tools and gear, safety precautions, and of course some basic soldering skills.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 Tools Needed To Get Started
01:38 Safety Precautions
01:57 Wear Safety Goggles
02:21 Fume Extraction
02:47 Through Hole Soldering
04:17 How to Solder
04:55 How to Desolder
05:28 Tips and Tricks
06:00 Final Thoughts
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We need series of this "Beginners Guide" .. 👍👍
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Just learnt soldering recently and successfully fixed my malfunctioning mouse by replacing the micro switches. Feels like a brave new world of tinkering and fixing just opened for me :)
Congratulations you just saved yourself 20bucks and earned some lifelong skills which amount to a lot more than 20 bucks in the long run… props
@@DjMicr0dot depending on the mouse they might have even saved some 200 dollars!
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One tip is to try different tips. Pencil tips are the most common, but are also more frustrating to use due to the limited surface area to transfer heat into the things you're soldering. A chisel, knife edge, or other tip with a flat edge makes soldering most components much easier, especially with ground planes that like to absorb all of your heat. So if you're having trouble, sometimes a different tip will do the trick.
thanks!
The fact that a spool of RadioShack solder makes an appearance in this video fills me with nostalgia. Also a testament to how long a spool will last most people.
I’ve been soldering little things for years, but I’ve always known I had no clue what I was doing. Thank you for making this!
Watched many soldering-desoldering videos, but never understood what flux is for and never bothered to search up. Now I know what's its purpose.
All solders have some flux in the core of the metal. But most times that flux is not enough. It just helps it move better, like putting grease on a joint
If you've ever soldered anything dry versus soldering with flux, it's a world of difference. It's difficult to understand without this sort of explanation, or doing it first hand.
I ❤ my Pinecil64, so handy to be used everywhere.
Got the V2, it's absolutely great, as long as you get the non-conical tips for some extra money.
Yep it's a great soldering iron looks great with the clear case to
You have one of the most interesting KZhead channels, and the organisation in your e-shop is amazing. Proud to support! Best regards.
More beginner's guides like this would be great; I've been thinking of getting into soldering one day and now I know what I need to get started if/when I finally wind up getting into it. Thanks for this!
This is a decent primer for learning how to solder. If any one wants a good video series to learn more about soldering, I highly recommend the PACE Basic Soldering series and the PACE Rework and Repair series. Both are available on KZhead and they have several language options.
Did my first real soldering job a little while back to repair an XBox One that had some missing capacitors. Went really well! Great video!
Why do you need music in the background of the sound? I find it difficult to hear clearly what the speaker is saying, even with headphones on. I don't understand how it adds to understanding.
Love this guide! Thankyou!
this was a great refresher for me, thanks.
Superb video. Keep up the great work Mr
more beginner soldering series please
Thank you for sharing!!!
Hella down for more. Ty for sharing.
Amazing video
Great info.
Excellent
I would've talked more about cold joints, setting the right temperature, type of iron points, cold joints (again), helping yourself with an heatgun for large surfaces and with the braid, types of flux, cold joints (seriously guys you should include it). But overall great stuff for a start from 0 introduction.
Beginner guide series please!!
Amazing idea those videos, maybe you should add a few macro shots of the soldering process ?
mmmm. Nice Palava Intro. Only interested for re attaching that tiny broken wire on my Hornby Era 1 stephensons Rocket. Vid to come folks! Now, need to buy that soldering iron!
I like this one
Fantastic guide! My only wish if you showed some of the cheaper and beginner friendly options for soldering irons such as Pinecil which is USB-C powered and can maintain consistent tip temperature during operation.
About time 👀
Great video. Only note: Lead is a toxic 'metal' and not a chemical.
A few important things to add. You should raise the temperature of the two things you are joining to the melting point of the solder so apply the tinned iron to the joint and then, when hot, add the solder to the joint. Don't carry solder to the joint with the iron or apply solder to the iron (other than while tinning it). Make sure you have a sufficiently hot tip for the job. It's much easier to solder with a tip a little too hot or big than one that too cold or too small. When using flux cored solder (which most is) you shouldn't need any extra flux especially if you are soldering new items other than surface mount when you would probably be using paste. Keep the items clamped and still. A joint that moves while cooling will be a bad joint.
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The effects of flux at each stage of the process is often left out of many guides. It's always just "it makes solder flow better" which is helpful but not all that precise enough. Big plus for that.
I learned to solder when I was in college. Most, if not all of this information is true. The one thing I can say that can go either way is the necessity of a fume extractor. Yes, they do work, but if you’re in a well-ventilated area, it’s not as much of a necessity as it seems. You could also use a fan.
My advice to everyone is get a temperature adjustable soldering iron (they are not super expensive, you can get something between 40-150$) it also depends on how serious/rich , it willl make it lot easier, flex is your friend, the right tools for the right job,
I once soldered with bare feet (only sandals) and a big goop of liquid solder fell onto my to and burned itself through the skin, this got a nasty infection 😅. Though this was with a very big soldering iron and a big goop, usually the solder drops aren't critical.
I own the TS101 and it works as great as the 888D, though not on the level the 951 can provide but thats just overkill for the masses. Didn't cost me much too on AE, less than $100 SGD.
👍 - Thanks! :)
Yo, I have the same soldering iron. It's pretty good for the price.
In India all the above can be purchased at 8dollar.
I use soldering paste, is that the same as flux?
Soldering paste has flux in it. It's generally used to place on pads of a PCB before they go in a soldering oven.
Soldring paste is solder in a paste form mixed with flux. It works, but careful about using it as flux, since it's a metal paste, and can cause shorts if you don't clean it up well after use. flux on the other hand works as well and costs less.
@@rraygen My paste is whitish and I seriously doubt there is any metal in it. I'll check the label tomorrow.
Desoldering pump (or solder sucker) is also a great, cheap tool.
Tip 1 - buy a TS101. Tip 2 - buy an OmniFixo. Tip 3 - buy Engineer branded wire strippers, pliers and side snips.
Like number 900 :)
And now I need guide how to hold steady small resistor in size of rice grain.
Hold the component with a pair of tweezers in a pencil-like grip, with your wrist on a table. It takes practise and patience
When I did a whole heap of tiny surface mounted diodes (as small as 1mmx1.5mm), I cut slivers of painter's tape to stick them in place. Holds them in position enough to solder and is easy to remove once done. Plus, a desk/lab magnifying glass with light was really handy for me. For slightly larger components I've also used Blu-Tack/adhesive putty to hold in position. Agree that a nice set of tweezers is also useful.
I'm trying to replace a chip on a ps4 controller and when trying to align it, I knocked all the little components out of place 😫
Oh dear! Wish I could help on that one.
@mercuraz haha that's okay. I meticulously put them back in place.
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Why don't we pronounce the 'l' in "solder" here in the USA? They do pronounce it in the UK.
Breathe the fumes yeah Come solder my PCB, I'll test ya Reflow-Eutectic, acid-core, tin-brain
Purchasing all of this equipment will definitely exceed $100.
This is something that one should learn: you don't know much money and time. This saved me over the years. It has some upfront investment, but it saves you in the long run
Man I want a soldering station microscope and iron so bad but I just don't have 3 to 5K lying around...
so no flux is a bad connection?
yeah absolutely
Yep, it will dry up and crack like concrete.
Kind of. Solder has flux in it. A bad connection is one without continuity.
4:38 "Kind of like a Hershey's Kiss, but without the diabetes" 😂🤣 I do not care how "easy" leaded solder is, if I had to work with solder, I would 100% skip leaded and go unleaded. 👍🏾
Or just use a heat gun for every task!!!444
And risk damaging other components or traces on the board? Heat gun is more suitable for surface mount components, not through-hole
This is misinformation: just say screw it we ball and you’ll do fine
0:47. Sheesh. Lead is NOT a chemical, it's a metal, atomic number 82, an element. If you can't even proofread for factual accuracy why should I listen?
Solder, The L is missing
The first step would be learning how to pronounce soLder.
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