Whats the best way to practice soldering? all I'm waiting for now is some kynar, and some flux. But what would i need to practice?
what do i use to practice soldering?
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I just played around with an old Compaq PC Motherboard and removed alot of the components and put them back on. It's good to practice on something botched or something that just doesn't work anymore, so if you mess up, you don't lose anything special 
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.Make it look exactly like it did before.
You also may want to try out an old NES/SNES/Genesis controller that still works so you can trial and error, then fix what you've made wrong.
You also may want to try out an old NES/SNES/Genesis controller that still works so you can trial and error, then fix what you've made wrong.
Use a multimeter... it's a good thing to have around anyway. A cheap one will do... about $10.00 US.hassan said:
If you check the first link it my thread you can see what I used to practice.
Mainly you're just getting used to how the solder flows. Most problems with solder are do to too much heat on the board, which lifts traces, and dry sockets... with are bad connections. Both can be avoided with some practice!
first link?Catalyst said:Use a multimeter... it's a good thing to have around anyway. A cheap one will do... about $10.00 US.
If you check the first link it my thread you can see what I used to practice.
Mainly you're just getting used to how the solder flows. Most problems with solder are do to too much heat on the board, which lifts traces, and dry sockets... with are bad connections. Both can be avoided with some practice!
also, when you are wiping the soldering iron on a sponge, is it meant to fizz? When I used the sponge, it was a sponge that you use to wash a car (obviously a new sponge). Is taht the right type?
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go and spend £1000 on a new tv, take it apart with your soldering iron then solder it back together, if it works then you ready, if it doesnt go and buy another one and try again.
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go and spend £1000 on a new tv, take it apart with your soldering iron then solder it back together, if it works then you ready, if it doesnt go and buy another one and try again.
Matt
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matt77303 said:
Turd sandwich The first link in my sig says How to install a X3 on a 1.6. Click on that jobber.
Also if your sponge is wet... which is supose to be... and your iron is hot... then, yes it will "fizz". It's called evaporation
You don't want a clean iron anyway... you want it tinned.
Go to that link and read alot... it'll answer alot of your questions.
I know its evaporating, but the sponge dried up once, i wiped the iron on it, and it still did that, it looked like the sponge was burned away. The ones I've seen on ebay look like hard sponges. Is it ok to use the ones taht i used? So your supposed to wipe a cold iron on the wet sponge, then add some solder to the tip? If the solder does't stick to the iron, should i dip the solder in a little bit of flux paste and then melt it ont he iron? is taht safe?
I normally like to dip the tip of the iron in some flux (It will also sizzle)
And then take a paper towel fold in 4th's soak it and then squeeze out the excess water leaving the paper towel damp
After you dip the tip of the iron on the flux then wipe the tip of the iron on the damp paper towel
And then take a paper towel fold in 4th's soak it and then squeeze out the excess water leaving the paper towel damp
After you dip the tip of the iron on the flux then wipe the tip of the iron on the damp paper towel
Yes the flux shold clean off any debrie that might build up on the tip make the solder to stick to it
But as tips wear down solder can start to stick to other areas of the tip
Like top and bottom
If the tip gets to worn down and you have a iron that can change tips
Buy a new tip and replace it
But as tips wear down solder can start to stick to other areas of the tip
Like top and bottom
If the tip gets to worn down and you have a iron that can change tips
Buy a new tip and replace it
If the sponge burns its too thin or not wet. And you have to heat up the iron before wiping it....
Use a kitchen sponge.
Melting solder onto the iron is perfectly safe, but in that case probably useless. The tip will already be tinned (unless you bought a real dodgy tip) so just heat, wipe and start soldering.
Use a kitchen sponge.
Melting solder onto the iron is perfectly safe, but in that case probably useless. The tip will already be tinned (unless you bought a real dodgy tip) so just heat, wipe and start soldering.