First Attempt at Soldering. Suggestions Comments?
12-30-2006, 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='850781' date='Dec 29 2006, 04:25 PM
does solder still have lead in it?
yeah i beleive it does. They have other alternatives that have the same electrical properties but without the hazard of working with lead.
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12-30-2006, 06:41 PM
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Thanks for the compliments. Yeah butane is also portable which is an added plus.
Originally Posted by sidewinderx7' post='850852' date='Dec 30 2006, 08:47 AM
I bought this contraption and it works great!
That thing looks crazy, it could be a toture device!
Thanks for the feedback everyone
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12-30-2006, 06:56 PM
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Heres another one that i just did. I did what my a friend of mines told me to do. I put the strands of the two wires into one another then twistied them.
Question: A bit of the cable under the insulation gets hards also, is it becuase the solder thats extra flows into the rest of the cable if it has been saturated enough?
I did a lil experiemtn and left the heat on for a bit longer and kept adding solder till the entire cable on both sides were hard like rocks. it looks dark grey/black after i peeled the insulation.
Im trying to find how long you should leave the soldering iron to the cable while applying solder. I know it also depends on gauge, the thicker the longer. Does anyone have a list of different gauges and how long heat should be applied. Or should i just practice with diff gauges when the times comes
More pics. 360 degrees of a peice i just did
^^ On this peice only a small portion of the cable under the insulation was hard. The rest remained flexible as it was prior to soldering. I assume this is the best, cuz you still need it to be workable.
Thanks
Jason
Question: A bit of the cable under the insulation gets hards also, is it becuase the solder thats extra flows into the rest of the cable if it has been saturated enough?
I did a lil experiemtn and left the heat on for a bit longer and kept adding solder till the entire cable on both sides were hard like rocks. it looks dark grey/black after i peeled the insulation.
Im trying to find how long you should leave the soldering iron to the cable while applying solder. I know it also depends on gauge, the thicker the longer. Does anyone have a list of different gauges and how long heat should be applied. Or should i just practice with diff gauges when the times comes
More pics. 360 degrees of a peice i just did
^^ On this peice only a small portion of the cable under the insulation was hard. The rest remained flexible as it was prior to soldering. I assume this is the best, cuz you still need it to be workable.
Thanks
Jason
12-31-2006, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ROTARYROCKET7' post='850914' date='Dec 30 2006, 07:56 PM
Heres another one that i just did. I did what my a friend of mines told me to do. I put the strands of the two wires into one another then twistied them.
Question: A bit of the cable under the insulation gets hards also, is it becuase the solder thats extra flows into the rest of the cable if it has been saturated enough?
I did a lil experiemtn and left the heat on for a bit longer and kept adding solder till the entire cable on both sides were hard like rocks. it looks dark grey/black after i peeled the insulation.
Im trying to find how long you should leave the soldering iron to the cable while applying solder. I know it also depends on gauge, the thicker the longer. Does anyone have a list of different gauges and how long heat should be applied. Or should i just practice with diff gauges when the times comes
More pics. 360 degrees of a peice i just did
^^ On this peice only a small portion of the cable under the insulation was hard. The rest remained flexible as it was prior to soldering. I assume this is the best, cuz you still need it to be workable.
Thanks
Jason
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12-31-2006, 11:27 AM
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THANKS guys i really find it fun to solder lloll, i been soldering a whole bunch of stuff.
Im going to crack open this old computer and start doing PCB's with my 25 watt ,700F 1/8" soldering pen =)
Im going to crack open this old computer and start doing PCB's with my 25 watt ,700F 1/8" soldering pen =)