Blog: How to Solder
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zenmindbeginner
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Absolutely informational! Thanks for this, my soldering could always use some improvement. : )
Absolutely informational! Thanks for this, my soldering could always use some improvement. : )
Rockstar216
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I think this was confirmation on me buying a Iron.
I think this was confirmation on me buying a Iron.
BlueTalon
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It's mentioned in the article, but not reflected in the picture -- if you are going to solder on or around the guitar, protect it with something. I usually drape a towel over the finished parts.
Note: A towel or any other protection is not a replacement for careful, slow, deliberate action. And even then, you can still mess up. I was shielding my bass, and soldering inside the pickup routes, and melted a little of the finish on a couple of spots at the edges. Not enough to notice if you didn't already know it was there, but still. Not the way you want to christen a new build.
It's mentioned in the article, but not reflected in the picture -- if you are going to solder on or around the guitar, protect it with something. I usually drape a towel over the finished parts.
Note: A towel or any other protection is not a replacement for careful, slow, deliberate action. And even then, you can still mess up. I was shielding my bass, and soldering inside the pickup routes, and melted a little of the finish on a couple of spots at the edges. Not enough to notice if you didn't already know it was there, but still. Not the way you want to christen a new build.
BlueTalon
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The solder is the only thing holding it in place. Solder is sort of in between gluing and welding -- you're using molten metal to form the bond, but you're not melting the things you are soldering together. In this context, you want to accomplish two things -- make sure the wire is securely fastened, and to make sure the connection conducts the signal efficiently. To do that, you use a medium that itself is very conductive (glues are not as conductive as solder). When done properly, solder is more secure than any other thing you might be tempted to use.
The solder is the only thing holding it in place. Solder is sort of in between gluing and welding -- you're using molten metal to form the bond, but you're not melting the things you are soldering together. In this context, you want to accomplish two things -- make sure the wire is securely fastened, and to make sure the connection conducts the signal efficiently. To do that, you use a medium that itself is very conductive (glues are not as conductive as solder). When done properly, solder is more secure than any other thing you might be tempted to use.
Rockstar216
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Would a 60watt Iron be over kill or should I stick to a 40 watt to 25watt
Would a 60watt Iron be over kill or should I stick to a 40 watt to 25watt
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Good basic solder info
Tip, when you're done using your solderiron, keep the left over solder on the tip, do not clean it, you can use wire cleaner if you use leadfree solder(do not mix up leadfree and lead solder)
Good basic solder info
Tip, when you're done using your solderiron, keep the left over solder on the tip, do not clean it, you can use wire cleaner if you use leadfree solder(do not mix up leadfree and lead solder)
