Soldering Wires to Wires | Soldering Basics | Soldering for Beginners

In this video I'm go over the basics of soldering wires to other wires. This video is part of series I'm making about Basic Soldering. This soldering series is a great way to learn soldering for beginners.
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[@HowDoYouDIY]

The description of this video has links to some playlists I've made for Basic Soldering. I also added some links to help you find items that are similar to what I'm using in this video.

[@moemoes5989]

Hi, I did some soldering in the military but that was decades ago. I've always wanted to teach my kids to solder. Now because of your simple and very easy-to-watch video, I can. Please make more.

[@GFXLozza]

'What the Flux!' Handy video - thank you!

[@cursedkeys7575]

Great video! Thank you for having a camera that is in focus the whole time!

[@HowDoYouDIY]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@CallMeAnt4Short]

Thanks for the video. First time ever picking up a soldering iron today and your video helped a stack.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!

[@somethingorother9263]

One that appears to have an acid Flux.

[@TaranpreetSingh13]

Thanks for the video. You have explained this very nicely. And the high resolution video helped a lot.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

I'm glad this video was helpful!

[@craigmedvecky4590]

THanks for making the videos I found them helpful

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You're welcome!

[@campbell4417]

Please note that you can perform all of these techniques on the stranded braided wire as well, but you would need to tin the wires first. You should always tin your wires first anyways to make the bonding process cleaner and easier, but it is not as necessary with solid copper wire as it is with the stranded wire.

[@Aagggyy]

So connecting wires in LiPo Batteries for my RC car is one example? Had trouble soldering them.

[@campbell4417]

@@Aagggyy please do not solder on batteries. It can be very dangerous, and furthermore, it doesn't work because of the material it is made out of. Connecting wires to batteries usually needs Spot Welding instead. Check this out www.instructables.com/How-to-Solder-LiPo-Batteries-Correctly/

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Thanks for sharing you input! It's very helpful (including the tips from your original comment.)

[@pshalan]

excellent video - thanks

[@ardz8279]

Great job on your voiceover! Excellent Camera work! Great vid!

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Thanks!

[@BlackUnitAdventureSport]

Thanks for sharing this....

[@Yazan20003]

make more vids about soldering i would defenetly watch them

[@ED-es2qv]

These are great tips. I’m wondering why my twists never look that nice unless it’s safety wire using specialty pliers. I might have to try my safety pliers if I don’t see you do it in another video. Thanks again.

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

Quality content. Thx.

[@popo-yq5je]

Great videos and tips you got.... Keep it up bro...

[@ilcomendante]

Good series of videos. However in reality Wago is a better alternative for most people and most situations.

[@timbennett6644]

Great videos. I am about to embark on soldering guitar pickup connections. My problem is everything is so small. Would you be willing to video how to solder small connection please. Potentiometers and capacitors .

[@someordinarydude9147]

This is really cool

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Thanks!

[@danielbyrne5862]

Good video thanks I need some tips in connecting 8 gauge wire together for my trolling motor. Thanks

[@johngiovanni5406]

any videos on how to solder #2 and # electrical wires? Thank you

[@jamesbrown9761]

Great video series! How did you make that joint at 1:55? That seems like it would be the strongest to me.

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

Does adding heat shrink add any strength to the joint?

[@whjess]

Hi I tried to look up ur old videos but couldnt find them, can u post a link..?

[@user-ji7uw5sj2o]

what type of solder are you using in this vid if you weren't using flux. I want to solder copper wire to a copper rod. Similar to a grounding rod.

[@ahorangistarchild4041]

What's the setup for holding the wires while you solder? I can see the clamps you use, but what structure holds the clamps in place and creates the stable environment for wire to be soldered? Thank you so much. I love your channel!

[@HowDoYouDIY]

That's a good question. It's called "helping hands." I have a link for it in the description of the video, but here is also the link: amzn.to/2HtGc7w

[@ahorangistarchild4041]

@@HowDoYouDIY Thankyou so much! I'll check it out :)

[@PN1296]

You assumed right. 😆 I watched the flux one twice.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Nice! 🤗

[@DeeGeeDeFi]

Burning flux can give off gases. Is this a problem when working on small electronics projects like this? Thanks!

[@HowDoYouDIY]

That's a good question. If it's limited exposure it's probably not too bad, but it is better to avoid the fumes from the solder and the flux if possible.

[@ED-es2qv]

I saw my friend use a little fan on the wall that blows barely toward his face, not the work. He said don’t ever inhale hot metal. I took it to mean there’s lots of stuff on it that’s bad for you.

[@gulrahmanansari5863]

Vihiar soldering paste

[@greenbeginner9221]

Possibly you can help me with an Electronics mystery. For the past two weeks I have been scouring probably close to 50 internet and KZbin pages looking for a good source for beginner Electronics. All of them either assume that you already have 5 years of classes under your belt or they go the other way and say what a resistor is and then say "go have fun building your kit.". Do you know of any source that can teach, for example, how to translate a schematic into a step-by-step assembled and soldered real world final item? If you have any suggestions, it would be much appreciated. At this point, I am lost.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Wow, this is a perfect description of important info that people leave out. One of my goals for this soldering series is to fill in these gaps. I definitely need to add this to the series. Unfortunately I have a lot of things going on right now, so I may not get to it for a few months. But I will try to see if I can find a good source for you. Until then I'm mention this: when there is a line between the components on a schematic, I put a wire in that place. Then I try to use the same component layout as the schematic. Another thing you can do is place the components one by one where you want them and make the necessary connections to follow the paths on the schematic, but that can get confusing very quick.

[@AutodidactEngineer]

Get some Kester solder! Your solder seems to have flowing issues!

[@darknight474]

can i use Vaseline as flux ??

[@HowDoYouDIY]

I've heard that you can, but I never tried it.

[@campbell4417]

please don't do that. soldering flux is readily available and you should not use anything that is not rated for soldering on electronics.

[@ED-es2qv]

More importantly, don’t use flux as Vaseline. I’d order both on Amazon and keep them separate.

[@Flibeats]

All the electronics at home I couldn’t fix because of my lack of soldering knowledge… Really my lack of FLUX KNOWLEDGE 😂 I’m fixing sooo much stuff now

[@Flibeats]

@HowDoYouDiy THANK YOU 💙

[@nitin7100]

Use of flux?? ?

[@somethingorother9263]

There are too many errors from method, down to what type of solder they use. Dislike feature should not have been removed.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

What type of solder was used?

[@somethingorother9263]

One that appears to use an acid Flux which is bad for electronics.

[@oldmanofcotati]

This video exemplifies what is wrong with "advice" videos on KZbin. Anybody can do them, mistakes and all.

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

No doubt. Wow

[@natashagrigsby8856]

😂 I don’t know how to solder but I was told to always put the wires parallel then solder then use a heat shrink and heat it with a heat gun or a carefully with lighter

[@nivid01]

Why would you be soldering a black wire to a red wire. Ridiculous!!!!

[@prestononuselogu9973]

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[@melodychest9020]

Not the best soldering techniques that I have seen!! Amazingly crude and rudimentary. Give it a D- !

[@ardz8279]

YT learner here: do you have links to other Vids that might help us? NOT A FLAME!!! I honestly want to learn what good soldering is. Help us!

[@HowDoYouDIY]

This is just one video in a series that I have about soldering basics. If you don't want to watch all of them, I recommend watching the first 2 at least. They are the most important and are about using solder and using flux. Here are links to those videos... Using Solder: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6LOXqiir5VogJo Using Flux: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYixcp2tndytqNE I do also recommend watching other people's videos because nobody will know everything. And my soldering videos are Basics videos. I give enough information to help people get started and practice, but I also leave more advanced info out so that it's not overwhelming for beginners. I hope this is helpful!

[@pshalan]

excellent video - thanks

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You're welcome!