Book description
Learn the fundamentals of soldering—and pick up an essential skill for building electronic gadgets. You’ll discover how to preheat and tin your iron, make a good solder joint, desolder cleanly (when things don't quite go right), and how to use helping hands to hold components in place. This concise book is part of MAKE’s Getting Started with Soldering Kit.
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Welcome
- 1. Getting the Workspace Ready
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2. How to Solder
- Working with Solder
- Keeping the Circuit Board from Moving
- Tinning Solder Pads
- Knowing Which Way a Component Goes In
- Placing a Component in the Board
- Stabilizing and Straightening Components
- Soldering a Component in Place
- Trimming Your Leads
- Going From Solderless Breadboard to PCB
- Soldering Jumper Wire
- Bridging Joints with Solder
- Relieving Strain on Cables
- Getting the Perfect Solder Joint
- 3. Desoldering
- 4. What’s Next?
Product information
- Title: Learn to Solder
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2012
- Publisher(s): Make: Community
- ISBN: 9781449337247
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