Scratch Brushes & Pen Erasers: Electronics Soldering Prep-work & Techniques

[@vintageguitaramp_guitarteacher]

Some good tips in that video. Thanks!

[@goodun2974]

You're very welcome!

[@goodun2974]

I should add that for anyone who has struggled with soldering to the back of a potentiometer, clean it with the fiberglas scratch brush first; you'll get a nice shiny solder joint in no time flat (assuming good solder and your iron is sufficiently hot).

[@TheMorganOrgan]

Never seen these - they look very useful. Thanks for the video!

[@goodun2974]

@@TheMorganOrgan you're welcome! In the near future I'll post additional video of me putting scratch brushes to use on electronics projects; people have also asked me to do a video about soldering, which I've been doing for about 55 years, and so there will be overlap between the two subjects. (Many scratch-brush tutorials on KZbin are filmed and posted by model-makers who use them for removing decals and labels), Anyway, when you buy a couple or a set of scratchbrushes, be sure to remember that the retracting mechanism on the cheap ones tend to break or don't hold the brush at the same position/extension when you're working with it, and that the brush itself might not be replaceable. Probably best not to buy them from Temu or Alibaba; and many Amazon sellers have a similarly non-transparent Asian supply chain. The brands seen in the video are trustworthy.

[@goodun2974]

@@TheMorganOrgan PS, I didn't monetize any of my videos, and don't allow "others" to make Shorts! from them, and so I'm curious if you saw any ads before, or popping up during the video. I suspect KZbin doesn't allow content creators to see the extent to which their videos might perhaps be monetized without express permission.

[@TheMorganOrgan]

@@goodun2974 I have premium so nothing came up.

[@TheMorganOrgan]

@@goodun2974 thank you for the tips, never bought anything off Temu, and try to avoid Amazon at all costs.

[@goodun2974]

​​@@TheMorganOrgan I intend to do a deeper dive into using these tools for electronics work, as well an exploration of the various adhesives that I find useful both for electronics repair and for around the house repairs, and for when I participate in the local Repair Cafe events ( there's one coming up this weekend). People have also asked me to do a video about soldering and so I'll get to that eventually as well....