monte_carlo97
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Hardware store, Radioshack, etc. Get some solder if it doesn't come with any and melt the metal which is lead. Hold the tinsel lead where it needs to go and melt the metal on top of it and let it flow all arround in that area to make a good connection.
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How much do they usually run? $20 or so?
How much do they usually run? $20 or so?
monte_carlo97
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Here is a guide i found on how to do it.
The Tools
Soldering Iron – Even the cheapest of them will do the job. They may not last as long, but they do get hot enough to melt solder and that is the goal. You only need to make sure that the one you buy has a suitable tip on it. The most typical tip is the one that is about the size of a 1/8†stereo mini-plug.
Solder – Get Rosin Core solder. Rosin will help the solder to flow onto the wires. Solder comes in different thicknesses. Buy what is appropriate for your job.
Solder Sucker – This thing will make life a little easier when you need to rework a previous solder job. It is a spring-loaded vacuum device that is shaped like a big pen.
Solder Wick – Braided copper with rosin coating used to draw solder off of circuit boards.
Heat Shrink Tubing – Rubber tubing that will shrink to about half its diameter when heated with a match or heat gun. Used to insulate wires.
The Methods
Soldering – There is not art to soldering, it takes patience and practice to get it right. If you are doing it right, it will be easy and very fast. First, make sure that your soldering iron tip is clean. If it is dirtier than just a light gray color, you need to clean it. You can do this with sandpaper or a Scotch Brite pad. Next, turn your iron on and give it plenty of time to heat up. To test the heat, use a piece of solder touched to the tip. If it melts immediately, it is ready.
The most common way to mess up a solder job is to let the soldering iron stay on the parts to be soldered too long. What this does is oxidize the metal, making it too dirty to attract solder. If you are working with a circuit board, too much heat can damage the board, rendering it useless and in need of repair. You should only hold the soldering iron to the parts to be joined for no more than 10-12 seconds. Any longer and you will melt insulation on wire or damage a circuit board.
It has been said that soldering is a two-person job. You need two hands to hold the parts together, one hand to hold the iron, and another to feed the solder. The correct method for applying solder is to hold the joint perfectly still while heating with the soldering iron. After a few seconds, introduce the end of the solder at the point where the iron meets the parts
The Tools
Soldering Iron – Even the cheapest of them will do the job. They may not last as long, but they do get hot enough to melt solder and that is the goal. You only need to make sure that the one you buy has a suitable tip on it. The most typical tip is the one that is about the size of a 1/8†stereo mini-plug.
Solder – Get Rosin Core solder. Rosin will help the solder to flow onto the wires. Solder comes in different thicknesses. Buy what is appropriate for your job.
Solder Sucker – This thing will make life a little easier when you need to rework a previous solder job. It is a spring-loaded vacuum device that is shaped like a big pen.
Solder Wick – Braided copper with rosin coating used to draw solder off of circuit boards.
Heat Shrink Tubing – Rubber tubing that will shrink to about half its diameter when heated with a match or heat gun. Used to insulate wires.
The Methods
Soldering – There is not art to soldering, it takes patience and practice to get it right. If you are doing it right, it will be easy and very fast. First, make sure that your soldering iron tip is clean. If it is dirtier than just a light gray color, you need to clean it. You can do this with sandpaper or a Scotch Brite pad. Next, turn your iron on and give it plenty of time to heat up. To test the heat, use a piece of solder touched to the tip. If it melts immediately, it is ready.
The most common way to mess up a solder job is to let the soldering iron stay on the parts to be soldered too long. What this does is oxidize the metal, making it too dirty to attract solder. If you are working with a circuit board, too much heat can damage the board, rendering it useless and in need of repair. You should only hold the soldering iron to the parts to be joined for no more than 10-12 seconds. Any longer and you will melt insulation on wire or damage a circuit board.
It has been said that soldering is a two-person job. You need two hands to hold the parts together, one hand to hold the iron, and another to feed the solder. The correct method for applying solder is to hold the joint perfectly still while heating with the soldering iron. After a few seconds, introduce the end of the solder at the point where the iron meets the parts
monte_carlo97
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If the solder does not melt immediately and flow onto the joint, pull the solder away and try again after a couple seconds longer. If you exceed 10 seconds, pull the iron off and try again after it all cools down. You probably didn’t have the iron touching enough of the parts to be soldered. Sometimes, the parts to be soldered are so big that they conduct the heat away very quickly and make it difficult to solder. In this case, it is OK to put some solder on each part individually and then put them together later by melting the solder on each one while they are touching.
Joining Two Wires - Strip off about 3/8†of insulation from the two wire ends to be joined. Place a ½†length of heat shrink tubing over one wire and push it back so that the heat from soldering won’t shrink it prematurely. Fold each bare wire end back on itself so that the tip of the wire now comes back to the end of the insulation. Link both wires together using the bends like hooks. Now, twist the ends of the wires around themselves tightly. This type of connection is called a Western Union and it is the strongest method of joining two wires together. Now, heat the connection with the iron and allow solder to flow over the entire joint. Wait a few seconds for it to cool off and then slide the heat shrink tubing down over the connection and heat it with a match or heat gun.
Soldering a Wire to a Circuit Board – This is the most delicate work that you will do while soldering. Too much heat and your board will be damaged. If you are attaching a wire to an existing hole on the board, make sure that the hole is clean and free of any excess solder (see de-soldering for more detail). The best advice when soldering to a circuit board is to angle your soldering iron tip so that it makes good contact with the pad on the circuit board and the wire or part to be soldered at the same time. Heat the parts up and touch the solder at the point where the tip meets the part and the pad. If the solder does not flow immediately, pull everything off and wait for it to cool down and try again later.
De-Soldering – Hopefully, you won’t need to read this part, except if you are removing a part from a circuit board on purpose. The problem with removing a part from a circuit board that makes this method necessary is that you have to remove more than two legs of a part at the same time. With one or two, you can just heat it up with the iron and pull it out while the solder is still melted. Otherwise, you will need to use a solder sucker. There is a trick to using the solder sucker that makes this job pretty easy. You have to add solder to the joint you want to remove solder from. With more solder on there, the sucker will get better contact with the solder to form a good vacuum and pull all of the solder out at once. **** your solder sucker and have it in hand when you are ready to start. Put your iron on the joint with the excess solder on it already and heat it up thoroughly. Move the tip of the iron around a little so that everything gets nice and heated. This will help you gauge when the solder is ready to be removed.
If the solder does not melt immediately and flow onto the joint, pull the solder away and try again after a couple seconds longer. If you exceed 10 seconds, pull the iron off and try again after it all cools down. You probably didn’t have the iron touching enough of the parts to be soldered. Sometimes, the parts to be soldered are so big that they conduct the heat away very quickly and make it difficult to solder. In this case, it is OK to put some solder on each part individually and then put them together later by melting the solder on each one while they are touching.
Joining Two Wires - Strip off about 3/8†of insulation from the two wire ends to be joined. Place a ½†length of heat shrink tubing over one wire and push it back so that the heat from soldering won’t shrink it prematurely. Fold each bare wire end back on itself so that the tip of the wire now comes back to the end of the insulation. Link both wires together using the bends like hooks. Now, twist the ends of the wires around themselves tightly. This type of connection is called a Western Union and it is the strongest method of joining two wires together. Now, heat the connection with the iron and allow solder to flow over the entire joint. Wait a few seconds for it to cool off and then slide the heat shrink tubing down over the connection and heat it with a match or heat gun.
Soldering a Wire to a Circuit Board – This is the most delicate work that you will do while soldering. Too much heat and your board will be damaged. If you are attaching a wire to an existing hole on the board, make sure that the hole is clean and free of any excess solder (see de-soldering for more detail). The best advice when soldering to a circuit board is to angle your soldering iron tip so that it makes good contact with the pad on the circuit board and the wire or part to be soldered at the same time. Heat the parts up and touch the solder at the point where the tip meets the part and the pad. If the solder does not flow immediately, pull everything off and wait for it to cool down and try again later.
De-Soldering – Hopefully, you won’t need to read this part, except if you are removing a part from a circuit board on purpose. The problem with removing a part from a circuit board that makes this method necessary is that you have to remove more than two legs of a part at the same time. With one or two, you can just heat it up with the iron and pull it out while the solder is still melted. Otherwise, you will need to use a solder sucker. There is a trick to using the solder sucker that makes this job pretty easy. You have to add solder to the joint you want to remove solder from. With more solder on there, the sucker will get better contact with the solder to form a good vacuum and pull all of the solder out at once. **** your solder sucker and have it in hand when you are ready to start. Put your iron on the joint with the excess solder on it already and heat it up thoroughly. Move the tip of the iron around a little so that everything gets nice and heated. This will help you gauge when the solder is ready to be removed.
monte_carlo97
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With the tip still in the solder, put the sucker’s tip in the solder and fire the sucker’s release mechanism. If all of solder doesn’t come out, put more solder on and try again. Even if there is a little remnant solder left on the part after this procedure, you might be able to get the part out by heating each pin in turns and wiggling the part at the same time. Never force the part to move at the risk of damaging the pad on the circuit board.
Before you start soldering a part back on the board you just removed a part from, use some solder wick to clean up the pad. Lay the wick across the pad and starting at the end you are holding in your hand, draw the soldering iron tip across the top of the wick slowly. Lift the wick up and off of the board just after the tip passes across it. If you let the wick cool against the pad, it will become stuck to the board and any pressure you apply will lift the pad from the board and damage the board. Always use a new clean length of wick to de-solder with, as used wick will not draw solder. Leave the wick on its spool while you use it. It makes it easier to work with, especially since it gets hot.
With the tip still in the solder, put the sucker’s tip in the solder and fire the sucker’s release mechanism. If all of solder doesn’t come out, put more solder on and try again. Even if there is a little remnant solder left on the part after this procedure, you might be able to get the part out by heating each pin in turns and wiggling the part at the same time. Never force the part to move at the risk of damaging the pad on the circuit board.
Before you start soldering a part back on the board you just removed a part from, use some solder wick to clean up the pad. Lay the wick across the pad and starting at the end you are holding in your hand, draw the soldering iron tip across the top of the wick slowly. Lift the wick up and off of the board just after the tip passes across it. If you let the wick cool against the pad, it will become stuck to the board and any pressure you apply will lift the pad from the board and damage the board. Always use a new clean length of wick to de-solder with, as used wick will not draw solder. Leave the wick on its spool while you use it. It makes it easier to work with, especially since it gets hot.
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