Soldering 101 - 5 tips for great results

In this video, I'll go through some key areas you'll need to know and understand to get great results when soldering. I learned to solder years ago and was fortunate enough to have been educated by a computer manufacturer. Those lessons have served me well over the years, but as I started doing more and more soldering lately, I realized those early lessons served me well and are still relevant today.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:34 The purpose of flux
1:02 Proper flux removal
1:40 Cleaning your iron tip
2:01 Proper heat transfer
2:32 Best tip temperature
3:01 Avoiding component damage and tip selection
3:47 Lead-free vs lead-based solder
4:32 The importance of good mechanical connections
4:05 Desoldering
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[@cyberwasp461]

Tom, thank you. You answered a question I had regarding temperature. When I was younger, I used the straight iron. However, I now own the same Weller we 1010 and wondered. I use it to assemble an automatic breaking system I devised for handicapped people in power chairs. Had a friend that used to drive one and was always hitting walls. I also repair neighbors' electronics when possible.

[@takefivewithtom6683]

So pleased you found it useful and what a wonderful use of your skills.. Friend of mine recently passed from ALS I was always helping him with minor mods and adjustments to his power chair - mostly hardware, not the electronics… Thank you for the comment more to come, just up leveling my camera gear and workflow…

[@LEON4PRES]

Working on volume and tone pots with a Strat and a Tele in the background. AWESOME!!!

[@takefivewithtom6683]

Thanks so much man, so glad you found it helpful, the comment means a lot, provides inspiration to do more so thanks! Some actual uprgrade vids in the works... Soldering is my strong suit so I'm leading with that :-)

[@LEON4PRES]

@@takefivewithtom6683 FYI, watch out if you use D’addario strings. Something has changed and their all treble now. I thought I had a grounding issue. It was both guitars. Then the amp. It was fine. Looked online, the strings, a lot of people had the same issue.

[@justinegarcia1167]

Planning to do soldering as a hobby by reparing gaming controllers. Thank you for this guide!

[@takefivewithtom6683]

My pleasure! So glad you found it useful!!

[@philcolvin4058]

Awesome information my friend

[@takefivewithtom6683]

So glad you found it useful! Putting some new pickups in one of my guitars and will post a video on that soon!

[@peterney2402]

I have just installed a new neck pickup on my telecaster........2 wires, one minute job turned into a nightmare. Eventually nailed it but set off my carbon monoxide alarms. So know i sit back and watch this video, something i should of done an hour ago before commencing on my frustrating mess. What an idiot i have been today. Clean clean and clean again. Thank you.

[@takefivewithtom6683]

I have made so many mistakes as I started on this road to guitar repair, I'm still in the early stages, so I know what you mean. One thing I'm good at is the soldering part, so I figured sharing that expertise might help a lot of people. I have a Gretsch that I'm installing a new neck pickup in and will do a video on that and also share some mistakes I made with another project on that instrument. That's how we learn! Thank you SO MUCH for the watch and the comment!

[@philcolvin4058]

Have a wire off my active passive switch on my bass

[@takefivewithtom6683]

Cool! Good luck!!

[@davidjpeacock]

Thank you! Just learning so this was super helpful.

[@takefivewithtom6683]

Hi David! So glad that you found it useful! Really appreciate the feedback!

[@justaguy4real]

2:55 celsius or fairenheit?

[@takefivewithtom6683]

Fahrenheit… so sorry and good catch! Will be more aware of that in future vids! Thank you for watching!

[@godsownlunatics9650]

2:51 856 Front St, Quesnel, BC V2J 5X9 British Columbia I ill expect a tracking number so it can be tracked Thank you son

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[@godsownlunatics9650]

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[@godsownlunatics9650]

and ty