I just finished recording a video for In The Lab With Jay Jay wherein I install some bodge wires using my recently learned techniques. Below is the finished result. It’s actually three bodge wires joined together. A small one (0.07mm, 0.003″) from 28A to 21B, a medium one (0.16mm, 0.006″) from 21B to 17A, and a big one (0.31mm, 0.012″) from 17A to 14B. The job was finished with some red solder mask. I will have the video up shortly!
Gonna work through this playlist today: Learn to solder by Branchus Creations.
I have the info below taped to the front of my bench drawer, but I thought I would put it out there in text format for anyone who it might be useful to, so I made some notes over here: soldering temperature.
This post is part of my video blog: In The Lab With Jay Jay.
I was watching EEVblog #168 – How To Set Up An Electronics Lab and Dave suggested using chisel tips instead of conical tips, which inspired me to check what I was using and also to sort the tips I presently own into three categories:
If you’re interested in soldering temperatures I wrote a follow-up post on that topic: soldering iron temperature.
I made some notes for my drawer:
A great Wikipedia page about solder alloys, including info about melting points.
There is also this Alloy Temperature Chart with similar info.
Today I learned about SMD soldering by hot air.
Today while reading Make: Getting Started with Soldering I learned about NASA WORKMANSHIP STANDARDS and the Lineman’s splice.
Today I watched Soldering Crash Course: Basic Techniques, Tips and Advice.