Using Solder | Soldering Basics | Soldering for Beginners

In this video I'm go over the basics of using solder and applying it to wires. I also show you how to use soldering a iron for beginners. 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.

[@whjess]

Iv watched many soldering youtube vids and this one would be one of the best, as u have shown the correct way to use a soldering iron and the process of how soldering works on wires. thank you

[@viks4an]

FINALLY someone actually explains this coherently... nothing extra and nothing missing. Thanks!

[@chsbadsly]

withing the first minute I've already learned more than i've been able to find. The animations were exactly what I needed to make the concept click!

[@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.

[@Pulsonar]

Thank God for these helpful videos to resolve these beginner issues with soldering. Whoever you are you're doing an excellent service for free, I am very grateful, as Im sure other people are from around the world.

[@ED-es2qv]

You’re awesome. I need this, despite having experience (self taught, with a fool for a teacher).

[@VintageVash]

I have been trying to figure out why I couldn't get some very thin wire to solder right but I'm pretty sure I'm using the wrong material apparently. Thank you so much! I was having such a hard time that the wire would actually burn.

[@ChiefBridgeFuser]

As a long time solder-er and user of rosin core, I have been converted to water soluble flux. Cleaning is way easier than via acetone / isopropyl alcohol.

[@vubee2]

This is so helpful and to the point thankyou for the video

[@iamanonymous9061]

I am pretty sure this video has best Like:Dislike ratio.

[@InterstellarModeler]

thanks for these videos. I've already learned important points in just the first 2. Will be recommending this to my subscribers. Lighting has become very popular with scale models and many of us have no prior experience with this important skill. Thanks for taking the time to not only post these but to make them very concise and to the point. Really appreciate that. Thanks again

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Thanks for the feedback! One of my goals for these videos was to make them concise and to the point. I'm glad that's been helpful!

[@wadewade5915]

Excellent!

[@Mochi_Wan]

this is very useful. thank you for making this series

[@toughtimes6596]

Awesome! Makes it so much easier - thanks 👍

[@HowDoYouDIY]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@manojprasad7729]

Thanks very much for such great information 👍!

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You're welcome!

[@gary7seven120]

About to "build" a small PCB for a flashing LED light consisting of a couple of resistors, a capacitor, an integrated circuit and a transistor. These videos are very helpful. So glad to have found you! Any more suggestions, recommendations etc. that you can give is appreciated. Thank you very much.

[@VVachTheWorld]

Thank you very much

[@alderusan]

Thank you!!

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You're welcome!

[@jcuvier135]

Good video (and you sell yourself short on the animations - they were fine). But, when you solder larger wires, rather than simply increasing the dwell time on the wire with the iron, a better approach might be to use a larger iron tip, or possibly get a higher wattage iron that puts out more heat faster. For electronic components, I've read that you want to be on the heat for no more than 2 seconds to prevent damage to parts. Even on plain wires this makes sense as you don't want to melt the insulation off the wires by heating them too long. Just a thought.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Thanks for sharing this extra info! It's definitely a better approach with larger wires. This is the type of comment I appreciate the most because it's a helpful addition to the video.

[@MikeRoxly]

My motorcycle has a wire that needs to connect 2 electrical wires together. Is this resin core solder what I should use

[@neilgavins8852]

Very informative

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Thanks!

[@FoldupKibbles26]

These videos were really useful, have had such a hard time finding someone to just explain the basics. As a beginner, I'm still left with a question. Solder Iron Temperature. I have no idea if the dial on my iron is too high, what consequences are of having the wrong temperature, why I'd want it higher or lower temperature etc. A reflow video would be nice as well. Appreciate the work.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Soldering iron temperature is a tricky topic to explain, partly because there are so many soldering irons that don't have temperature adjustments. But for those people that do have adjustable soldering irons, it's a good question to ask about. Different types of solder will work better at different temperatures. If the temperature is too high, I think the biggest issue would be damaging the parts that you're trying to solder. The components usually have a high tolerance to high temperatures, but if you're unsure then you should be able to google the temperature limit for the part. Too much heat can also separate the copper traces from the board, but usually that's something that only happens when you're trying to remove the parts. If the temperature is too low, the solder doesn't flow or bond very well. If you have done a little bit of soldering already, this will be pretty obvious because the solder won't be acting quite right. This also happens if you try soldering to a big part because the bigger metal will absorb more heat. Because of these things, choosing a temperature is something that kind of comes with experience. But while you're still learning and getting a feel for it, you should be fine to put your temperature setting about half way. You can try adjusting the temperature a bit to see if the solder flows better. I hope this is helpful. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

[@billgrabbe9992]

Here are a few issues you could cover if you want to expand this: 1) Different soldering iron tips and their uses; 2) Diameter of solder to use; 3) soldering temperature; and 4) leaded versus lead-free solder. The first two issues don't seem to get a lot of attention.

[@catskittensandmore7540]

I need to cut it and bring it closer like u do I see because at my job they don't even do that I got it I think

[@MikeRoxly]

Rosin core solder to connect copper wire together?

[@hannaram7439]

Did you say "Rosin Core solder?? 63-37 Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder Wire for Electrical Soldering (0.8mm 100g)

[@mufmuf]

What is your opinion of lead vs no-lead solder and how important is to have some kind of fan?

[@HowDoYouDIY]

I don't have much experience with no-lead solder. It is safer to use, but can be a bit more difficult to work with. Using a good flux should help with the difficulties tho. Using a fan is very beneficial. Whatever type of solder you're using, you don't want to breath the fumes or get the fumes in your eyes. Having a fan the just pulls/blows the fumes away from you helps. But if you can get one that has a filter, that would be even better.

[@eddiephysics4107]

I tried to do the thing you did where you melted som solder onto the iron and then used that to more easily melt more solder onto a component. But the solder I tried to melt onto my iron did not stick to my iron. It kinda just formed a ball. Any idea on why this is and how to fix it?

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You might need to clean and tin the tip of your soldering iron. Here's a link to some tip tinner that should help with that:amzn.to/3p8xRbP Just make sure that you do NOT sand or file the tip. I hope this is helpful.

[@uncannydeathbirdmusic]

The tip of mine won't heat up 😢

[@TheFractusman]

I'm going insane trying to solder two thick (10 gauge) solid copper wires together. I absolutely cannot get the solder to stick. It's coated in flux, I'm using a Weller soldering iron, melts the solder like butter, but it will NOT stick to the wires.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

Something that can happen with thicker wire like that is it will pull more heat from the soldering iron. It will take longer to heat up enough for the solder to stick to it, especially if you're using a default size of soldering iron tip. If you have a bigger/thicker tip for your iron, use that. Another issue that it could be is a thicker oxide layer on the wire. You can remove it with a fine grit sandpaper, some steel/brass wool, or a scotchbrite pad. Sometimes I've even used a knife or razor blade to scrape off the oxide layer from thick wires. I hope this is helpful.

[@TheFractusman]

Well, hell, that made all the difference! The tutorial videos don't show just how long you need to let the wire heat up first, I wasn't giving it near enough time. Thank you so much, this has been bothering me for so long! @@HowDoYouDIY

[@PN1296]

Ha I'm watching this to solder. Thank you.

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You're welcome 🙂

[@petersmith5219]

Thank you. flux flux flux

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You're welcome!

[@Najimi420]

I'm a beginner and my hands are very shaky when doing this.

[@kasirujayashan9432]

Nice video sir

[@kodiakfamily8032]

Thank you!!

[@HowDoYouDIY]

You're welcome!