Most soldering irons have a copper tip. As a simple and useful tool, it is applied not only by a specialist but also by handymen who occasionally need to work with electronics. For example, if you need to join two wires or repair a household appliance. However, not all users remember the most important thing…
Being an owner of SolderingIronGuide and a soldering semi-expert for many years, I know for sure that irons are so hard to maintain. Especially, cleaning soldering iron’s tip can be incredibly challenging. People who are new to soldering usually neglect the maintenance of their irons, though it is an obligatory thing to do. Why do…
Let’s admit it – sometimes solder is just not solid enough to bond two parts, especially when you work with wires and electronics. A solder-based only solution can affect a poorly made joint with bridged pins or no joints at all, or create voids in the solder bond. That is where solder flux comes in….
For this tutorial, you’ll need a soldering iron and solder with flux, a heat gun, helping hands tool, professional multi and single conductor wire strippers, multi-conductor wire. Based on the LED strip type, you’ll be working with heat shrink tubing and multichannel LED controller and appropriate power supply and your LED strip of choice. Soldering…
You’ll need the following: lead-free solder, lead-free flux, appropriate size fitting brushes, grit cloth or sandpaper, a reaming tool, copper tubing cutters, a measuring tape, map propane or butane gas, a torch, copper tubing and fittings, and a dry and damp rag. The minimum safety gear is gloves, fire extinguisher, and safety classes. A flame…