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Revision as of 23:07, 30 November 2024
Contents
Background information
Soldering is the act of attaching devices or wires to metaltic pads on the printed circit board(PCB) by melting solder on the area
What tools you will need
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Required
- Adjustable temperature soldering iron
- Extraction fan for solder fumes
- Soldering wire (lead free or leaded)
- Soldering flux
- Solder iron tip cleaner
- Soldering iron holder
Optional but useful
- Desoldering wick
- 99% isopropyl alcohol
- Squeeze bottle
- Cotton buds(q-tips)
- lint free cotton pads
- Latex-free gloves
- Heat-resistant mat
- Set of soldering iron tips
- Heat-resistant helping hands
- Non-magnetic Tweezer set
- Digital microscope
Uses of this skill
- 1. Attaching wires to devices
- 2. Repairing broken connections
- 3. Bypassing a broken part
- Reference 1: Source details
- Reference 2: Source details
Step-by-step guide with images
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Step one, Enabling the fume extractor to ensure any hazardous fumes are removed (if you are able to smell the fumes then your extractor is not working correctly).
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Step two, Set the tempreture of your soldering iron to 200C/395F for lead-free 183C/361F for leaded solder (these are not exect numbers you may have to adjust according to your needs and tools).
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Step three, Completely cover the tip of the iron with fine layer of solder to "tin" it(this will help with heat transfer and protect the tip).
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Step Four, Place the item your soldering in the postion you want to solder it to.
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Step Five, Gentlely place the solder wire on the area to be soldered, then touch the tip of the of the wire till the connection is covered in molten solder.(for hot air and IR soldering please see Hot air gun)
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Step Six, Clean up the area with desoldering wick or lint free cotton buds and 99% isopropyl alcohol.(this just ensures the area is clean and less chance of issues)
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Step Seven, Check the connection is secure by gentlely pulling or pushing on the soldered item, to see if it moves.(soldered items should not move)
Flow chart of order of operations
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Troubleshooting/tips and tricks
Fixes to any common issues that were encountered or could be easily encountered.
Related Topics
Topics such as desoldering to chip off or firmware dumping for disk PCB repairs
Further reading
External references in wiki references can just be cited through the keyword link