How to Solder a Resistor on a Printed Circuit Board PCB

This is a video demonstration on how to solder resistors on a printed circuit board or PCB. For this demonstration a doubled sided printed circuit board with plate through holes is used. This type of PCB is very common in the consumer electronic market. The techniques shown can be applied to new pcb's for kits or for the repair of a pcb. The tutorial is well suited for the electronic / electrical technician, technologist, engineer, trades person, or home hobbyist that has no experience with electronic proto-typing. This video would be especially useful for the person assembling an electronic kit for the first time. Please watch the additional videos using the DMM, other test equipment, and on soldering techniques.

[@fabiopolvo039]

Ford! I am a 20 years Electronic Engineer, but still your explanation was perfect, detailed and pleasurable. Congratulations! It's funny how, even old professionals, still don't know this basic rules for soldering, and also for joining simple wires.

[@1929fordhotrod]

Its always good to learn something new and fun. I always tell my students in the first lecture of the semester that I will teach them something and they will also teach me something new. Thanks for the kind comments.

[@graphene1487]

Don't forget kids: "Strike and retract....just like a viper." great vid man. thanks

[@paullee3660]

This video was great, because it showed you what to do when things go wrong, and various other details the other soldering tutorials don't cover.

[@mr.mojorisin9999]

Precision is neither fast or entertaining, but in the end; satisfying.

[@dennismarble3591]

Thank You for taking the time to do this video. I learned a lot.

[@treguard1982]

I'm just getting back into soldering on light projects so appreciate the advice in this video :)

[@saugatapal9647]

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[@llo7816]

Thats the way I was taught to solder 40 years ago...Beautiful solders!

[@steveeb00]

PRO TIP (from a noob): Always use a bit of flux before trying to wick up solder. You can put the flux on the wick instead of the board to keep things a bit cleaner. Try it, the solder gets wicked up like magic!

[@jsims2985]

Thanks so much for making this video! It was a HUGE help.

[@sudhirpatil3434]

Marvelous- u showed me "tips n tricks" of good soldering ! thx

[@Aaley518]

You make it look so easy... Mine are never that neat. Good job.

[@TAGMedia7]

Brilliant, this is exactly what I was looking for.

[@newstuff1107]

Great video. Nice and relaxed way of talking.

[@kombinieren]

been doing it wrong my whole life (solder on iron, splattering it willy nilly on things, always getting cold joints) now thanks to you I'll be doing it right for the rest of my life and I gonna teach my wife too :)

[@shoehorny6844]

Nice job! Thanks for the lesson.

[@flyentity]

Splendid video! Many thanks.

[@RobertBaindourov]

Love your video! Thanks a bunch!

[@theflightpractitioner7288]

Excellent presentation...thank you!

[@killabyt3]

Thank you for this video!

[@JMLRecording]

great little video thanks guy!

[@johnjunto5346]

Thank you for work. I learned a lot. Many thanks.

[@garyalex11]

Nice job. This was very helpful. Thanks.

[@idallkeybachdar7463]

that's one cool helping hand !

[@weisisong5543]

Hahaha... May the force be with you! Thumbs up just for that!

[@Michael.Hunt.14-52]

Very informative. Thank you

[@elielmo08]

Awesome Video Thanks!

[@michaelpukmel9175]

Thanks, nice job.

[@techdetech]

nice video, well explained

[@shorouk1172]

Very Good Video , Thanks

[@nuwang1]

thanks. this was awesome

[@MrJayBBBBB]

Thank you

[@pofrani]

Do I need to use flux on both the wire and the board pad first?

[@danmaltby3271]

great video thanks bud

[@jasongoodwin387]

Hey thanks - good video.

[@budfoon]

@1929fordhotrod Thanks for this video. I recently watched a video where the hobbyist did all the resistor soldering on the component side (not flipped over on the lead side like you and most others do). I've never seen this technique before and it seemed to go much faster, especially since there were about 100 resistors. He dropped them all in and soldered all ~100 in one go. Then he flipped the board over, trimmed the leads and inspected the joints. Any tips or comments on this technique?

[@batofgotham4383]

Good video Sir. I would rather recommend a brass tip cleaner instead of stainless steel. Bass is way less abrasive and more gently to the tip's surface.

[@ianharrison6597]

Thank You.

[@greatvib3s]

nice detail and camera work especially (a rarity now)

[@1929fordhotrod]

+theextremeplayer101 - Thank you. I will be switching over to 4k video for the next batch of videos.

[@ebutuoytm7560]

The Bob Ross of soldering

[@davidgaleski5303]

teach me more thank you

[@toughdurgesh]

Thanks alot!

[@davidgaleski5303]

thank you

[@jeffmee763]

Hi How hot do you set the pen my one is set at 350c thanks for a good video Jeff uk.

[@1929fordhotrod]

Most soldering irons have a fixed wattage and cannot be adjusted.

[@yashirarivera1172]

How do you know where the resistors go? Newbie here

[@lazaruslong92]

I was taught to solder by a Bell Can PBX pro (father) Your accent gives you away. Which part of Canada are you from?

[@1929fordhotrod]

I also worked for Bell on the microwave route in North Western Ontario 38 years ago.

[@crisiberny]

What do I need to do if the double sided PCB does not have the metal inside the holes?

[@1929fordhotrod]

Solder on both sides of the pcb.

[@vaughn8831]

helpful!!

[@GabrieleBrugnara]

may the Force be with you too

[@fredc8618]

i have a bad resistor on a circuit board on a home theather if i just replace it should it start working normal?

[@1929fordhotrod]

How do you know the resistor is bad. Is it black/burnt or did you measure the resistance of it. If you measured the resistance you may not get the correct resistance value of the resistor as there will be other components in parallel with in effecting the measurement.

[@fredc8618]

***** i greatly appreciate your info..yes it is black burnt you think i can replace it with any similar resistor?

[@1929fordhotrod]

Yes you can replace the resistor with the same value but my concern is why it burnt up in the first place. There might be a problem somewhere in the circuit that caused the excessive draw in current for the resistor to over heat.

[@fredc8618]

***** you are perfectly correct i had my cell phone plugged in charging with the volume all the way up..it has to be the exact value? How would i find the value? Would it be written on the circuit board?

[@1929fordhotrod]

You will need the circuit diagram for the product you are working on.

[@kesavan5228]

Which liquid is used to rub pcb boardusing brush

[@1929fordhotrod]

I'm not sure what you are asking?

[@RobMacKendrick]

athi kesavan It's 90% rubbing alcohol.

[@tyberman001]

Don't you have to heat sink the resistors before soldering????

[@1929fordhotrod]

No. Many components do not require heat sinking while soldering. Component datasheets often provide information for soldering including temperatures and time.

[@ddpaud]

how to make double sided pcb ?

[@1929fordhotrod]

There are several methods that can be used, each requiring a long explanation. You can do a Google search for your answer. At some point I will do a video on etching pcb's.

[@dizzolve]

Flux on Flux off Daniel son

[@KeshavSai]

Do you have any idea of the amount of solder you have wasted. Board can be cleaned after leads are cut short. Double waste noted here All in all a good tutorial for beginners

[@Shadowcruise99]

It's called a Panavise, not Helping Hands. Several of your solder joints lack penetration as seen from the top of the circuit board.

[@1929fordhotrod]

The manufacture of the "help hands" is Panavise. Remember the term "helping hands" is a generic term as there are many types of devices and manufactures for product of this type. As for the penetration only one resistor bottom right of the screen a timeline 15:00 could have use a bit more solder but not critical as this is a plate through board and there was a good solder joint on the solder side of the pcb. PCB's that do not have plate through hole will not have solder showing up on the component side of the pcb.

[@RobMacKendrick]

Shadowcruise99 Your comment lacks penetration.