Soldering to the back of a pot, help please

[ashm86]

Hi guys,

How do I solder to the back of a pot to ground out? I cannot seem to get teh solder to stick. Can I not just connect all the grounds to the output jack?

Andrew

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Soldering to the back of a pot, help please

Hi guys,

How do I solder to the back of a pot to ground out? I cannot seem to get teh solder to stick. Can I not just connect all the grounds to the output jack?

Andrew

You need to sand or scratch up a shiny area on the pot before you solder...You also need a soldering iron that get's hot enough to melt a small shiny puddle of solder over your wires..Flux helps also.

 

[MattPete]

Re: Soldering to the back of a pot, help please

I had the same problem my first time. Scratch up the back of the pot with a piece of metal. That should make it rough enough for the solder to stick.

 

[Fritz6]

Re: Soldering to the back of a pot, help please

-use the widest tip you have for the back of the pot
-let iron (40-45 watts) heat up. when solder flows onto it, its ready to go.
-tin (tinning is applying a thin layer of solder to every surface to be soldered) tip before using it for the first time and keep it wet throughout process. dry tip wont work
-scuff up back of pot
-put flux on pot
-tin back of pot
-put flux on wire
-tin wire
-put flux on pot and wire again
-put solder on tip until a tear drop forms (doing it this way prevents the need for a 3rd hand!)
-put wire on pot
-put tip on wire and pot
-solder will flow onto both
-remove tip but hold wire on pot for a sec or two
-unplug soldering iron
-your done

*NEVER use a soldering gun, only a soldering iron. If in the process of tinning the back of the pot you leave too much solder behind, remove the excess with copper solder braid.