How To - Solder Pin Headers to an Arduino Pro Mini
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2015
- This is a quick video on how to solder the pin headers to an Arduino. I'm specifically using a Pro Mini but this could work for any Arduino that came without the pin headers attached.
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THATS SOME DAMN FINE SOLDERING!!
+joe bredestege Haha, thanks :)
@@peteb9105 Do you remember which kind of solder and iron temperature you were using? :-)
@@goku445 I set my Hakko FX888D iron to 680 F (360 C). The solder I got from my dad years ago and it doesn't have any labels on it so I'm not sure :)
@@peteb9105 Thanks!
Thanks for putting this nicely detailed video. I have zero experience with electronics, and it really helps seeing how this is done. I am trying to build a push button mp3 player for my toddler (this is to avoid too much screen time), and I'm hoping it comes out. Again, super helpful. Thanks so much!
Wow i never thought about using breadboard for soldering Arduino parts. What a brilliant idea!
I like the great focus in your image, so you really see the details.
Thank you for this quick video. It was very helpful and I successfully soldered some pins to a RFID board.
Fantastic Video. Really helped me when soldering my Pro Mini! Your a lifesaver!
Christopher Bennett Glad it helped!
Makes it look so easy. My soldering consist of the solder either never sticking to the pins/wire or going everywhere and sticking two pins.
Perfect for a beginner like me. Great Post Pete B
Simple and efficient . Great tip . THANK You .
Thank you for this. So annoying with people who talk forever or show little close ups. I got a soldering iron yesterday and doing my first arduino. I didn't need the whole walk through I just figured there would be a method that makes this easy if I learn it before jumping in. Watched 30 seconds of it and just soldered on my first headers flawlessly. Thank you.
The breadboard works great!
Thank you for this! Literally working on this now and was getting frustrated.
You got yourself a subscriber! Thanks!
That is a great trick. I was sitting here wondering how to make sure those were aligned so I could fit them in the female side and jigging them up in a board works wonders....
That was a good idea to use the breadboard to hold it while soldering.
Great idea to use a breadboard. So simple, thanks!
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Thanks a lot. Great and simple video
Thank you very much. Very useful for us newbies.
Thanks, this helped me a lot
Thanks for making tgis video by thus i have fixed in arduino uno and it worked thank u so much sir.
That's a great video. Thanks muchly!
Thanks, hard to find a video about it
Thanks very good ,helped me a lot !
This worked well for my Bluefruit EZ key
+Brandon Smith Glad it worked for you!
great tips.
I don't use breadboards but I was thinking of getting one purely to do what you do in this video.
+edgeeffect It sure does make it easier. I have also used the prototype PCBs to do the same thing (if you have any of those lying around). It's a little more difficult than the breadboard but much easier than trying to do it without anything.
Heat may be The 4th (or 5th) Dimension. When molten lead returns from there, it solidifies.
This was exactly what I needed to see thank you! What happens if you accidentally short two of the connections with solder? Is there a reasonable way to remove the excess solder or will you need a new board?
No, you shouldn't need a new board. You should be able to break the connection with the soldering iron. If that doesn't work they make solder vacuums that you could get.
Thanks!
Thank you!
you make it look so easy
Ha, it's not too bad with a little practice. You can do it 😀
@@peteb9105 yep you make it look easy, mine is gonna be a damn disaster lol
THANK YOU!!!
Way better than breadboard is a foam rubber - it's elastic and if you press board from top, be sure - all pins are pushed till end.
A breadboard forces the pins to be totally vertical and parallel to each other. I rather suspect that foam rubber will not do as good a job.
THANK YOU
Thank you !!!!
TAHNKS!
What soldering iron do you use? I struggle getting the pin hot enough for the solder to melt, looks so easy in your video
You might want to try adding flux. I have a Hakko FX-888D soldering iron and I love it.
I'm about to attempt this soldering on a Rx I bought, thanks for the advice and demo :-)
and it's said....... SOL- DER SOL-DER, :-) I'm surprised you spell it correctly but American 's DESTROY the pronunciation! all in good fun :-) thanks again for the instruction and vid :-)
Haha. SOL-DER takes more work to say. ;)
Nice! Do you have any tips for removing them now :)
I soldered on some 7 segment displays onto an Adafruit LED backpack and because of the uneven pins they sit crooked and obviously didn't notice it until I finished all of them...
I use a solder vacuum like this www.amazon.com/WEmake-WM-SP4-Solder-Sucker-desoldering/dp/B0002KRAAG. It takes a little getting used to but when you get it it works pretty well. You could also try laying the iron across multiple pins so it will heat them all (or most, so you don't have to vacuum them all).
Thanks!
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Thank you! How many Watts does your soldering iron have?
It's a Weller WLC100 and it looks like it has variable power control for 5-40 watts
Hi. Do you use any special soldering iron or just any will fit?
+W0j45
I use this one: www.google.com/shopping/product/10486823281998409921?sclient=psy-ab&biw=1366&bih=667&q=weller+soldering+station&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.&bvm=bv.108538919,d.cGc&ion=1&espv=2&pf=p&tch=1&ech=6&psi=7k5gVvriGMa0jwP3jreAAw.1449152244430.5&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwio27Xx8L_JAhUBFGMKHYkzBjIQzUoI3QMwAQ
I got a smaller tip for more precise soldering. It's nothing special and I've had it for years but it has always worked for me. I'm sure there are better ones out there. I believe there are some discussions on the MySensors.org forum but I haven't paid much attention because mine has worked so far. I think there are also a couple in the mysensors store.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong but my solder never wicks onto the pin like that, it seems to stick to the soldering iron tip?
You probably need to use some flux.
question: can u also use the board with the header pins without soldering?
As long as you have a good connection. Be careful though, you might get strange results if you think it's good but it isn't.
@@peteb9105 it did not work for me at first. But soldering fixed the issue. Luckily my neigbhor had a soldering set.
can we solder without that holding bredboard ?
thanks
Should not be a problem. But it is best if you solder it when the two objects aren't able to move around when soldering
Did you clean the surface soldering Flux Pen ? Or you don't recommend it ? ...When you must use this flux in electronics ? Thanks.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I use flux when I am soldering something to an area where there is already solder. For example, if I want to solder a wire to an Arduino where something is already attached I'll add some flux to the wire, heat up the existing solder then touch the wire to the heated solder. Usually the solder jumps over to the wire and makes a great connection. Hopefully that helps.
@@peteb9105 Understood....I thought that the surface must be clean...before soldering...but the flux do that...it cleans and allows the tin to flow...
What temperature is your soldering iron? Thanks, Keith
It's set to 680 Fahrenheit
@@peteb9105 Perfect - same as mine so :) Thank you!
Is there a max temp setting or something? I'm afraid to burn out the components
I have never had an issue burning anything. I recently got a new soldering iron that has a digital temp setting and I keep it at 640 degrees F. That seems to work very well.
Can you tell me if I need some special kind of solder or soldering iron for that job? I have to do that, but Im not experienced enough so I'm afraid that I'll burn the chip.
Henrique Arroyo Mine is definitely not special. It's just a cheap soldering iron. As for the solder I'm not sure about that either. I have had it for a long time. I think the solder from the mysensors.org store should work fine though. My soldering iron is a Weller WLC100. Not the best but it gets the job done. The key is to not leave it on too long. As soon as the solder starts melting you should be good.
Pete B Good think that I asked then, as I can see here that's a 40watt soldering iron, I only have a 60watt one, which is probably not a good choice. I'll look for a more suitable one so I can try it. Thank you for replying.
Henrique Arroyo Does yours have a variable temperature dial? If so it should work. It is nice to have a good soldering iron if you are planning on building lots of things though so it may not hurt to buy a better one.
Pete B The one that I have right now does not have a station. I'm not used to dealing with such sensitive material. I guess it's time to upgrade to a better one, like you said it wouldn't hurt.
Henrique Arroyo Yep! If you're getting a new one you may want to get one with a smaller tip. The tip that came with my Weller model was too big for this fine soldering and I had to get a new one. Hopefully the iron you get will just come with a smaller one.
Does the heat on the pin not damage the plastic on the bread board?
No, as long as you don't leave it on there for a long time. It should only take 1-5 seconds to get it to melt properly.
Hey, did you test the connections on the FTDI headers?? I'm getting a short between BLK and GND.. If I look carefully, I can see they are bridged on the board....... Am I going crazy or is my board messed up?? It's an official one xD
+kodguerrero
I have actually never looked that closely because I have never had an issue. Have you tried uploading a sketch?
+Pete B Yea.. I had to look at the pinout of the board to find out they both are Ground and they are in fact connected to each other. Nobody is using a voltmeter to check their solder in any of the Pro Mini videos online :P
***** Yeah, I haven't used a voltmeter. Maybe I just got lucky :)
I scrolled down to see if someone had a answered my question, but no. Did you use any form of flux, prior to starting to record the video? Why, or why not? Thanks. Adam
Hey Adam, I didn't use flux for this. My solder works well without it when I'm applying it fresh. If I'm trying to re-solder something (adding a wire to something that has already been soldered) then I'll use some flux because it makes the parts adhere much better/quicker. But, when you're starting fresh like in this video it isn't needed. However, if you want to use it it won't hurt. Just don't apply a bunch of it because it gets all over the place and is sticky. Good luck! Pete
@@peteb9105 I truly appreciate your advice. I do not know anyone locally, so I don't have much in the way of those to ask questions of. I will make the best of your advice.
Thank you.
I'm very new to soldering. Does the solder melt when it touches the heat pen, or does it melt when it touches the hotness of the pin?
+frost
I am by no means an expert but I like to touch the tip of the soldering iron to the copper connection on the PCB board as well as the header pin if at all possible. I then touch the actual solder to the opposite side of the pin. That way it flows all the way around the pin. Hopefully that makes sense.
The proper way is indeed to heat up the pin, this way you get the cleanest and best result
This was the mistake I was making too before seeing this video. Never try to get solider from the iron to the pin, it just wont go. Instead, heat up the pin with the iron, then touch the solider to the pin itself.
Pete's technique is great because you are touching the solider to the opposite side of the pin from the tip of the iron. This makes sure the solider sticks.
It's not glue. You need to heat up both the things you're trying to fuse, so ideally you should be using a flat screwdriver type tip in your soldering iron and be touching both the pad on the PCB and the pin at the same time. You don't feed solder onto your soldering iron, you should feed it to either the pad or the pin - the things you want to solder together
İ need a quick answer please , if i use arduino mini without soldering , will it work ? İ mean just pin to the breadboard as you did but without soldering . We ve got a sensor and i dont know if i need soldering , please
If the pins aren't already soldered it will be hard to make it work. You might be able to do it if you put pressure on the pins so they make contact with the holes in the pro mini.
@@peteb9105 thank you so much :D that must be the reason why it doesn't works . Thanks again :D
Does someone make shorter male header pins? I'd like to solder a nano to a pcb with through holes but want the pins to be shorter when they poke through
You can just use normal pin headers and use wire cutters to trim them down to the size you want. You can also use needle nose pliers to gently pull the plastic off of the pin headers if needed.
@@peteb9105 Thanks. They seemed too thick for that. I'll try
Dude you forgot about the extra analog pins A4, A5 etc...
Maybe I should of searched for a video before trying to solder some headers xD
Thankfully I didn't kill my electronics :P
Any idea on solder tip temp?
I normally set it to 680F/360C
Thank you. Now I just have to find a good place to find the appropriate soldering iron and solder.
+Christian Marquez I think there are some posts on the mysensors.org forum about good soldering irons. You could check those out. I have had mine for years so I'm not sure what's good/available now.
Will arduino work if we don't solder hedder pin and only place arduino on it
It should work if you maintain contact between the pins and the Arduino connections. However, doing this may cause unreliable connections so you may get inconsistent results with your device.
What kind of solder should you use?
I'm not sure what mine is as it doesn't have a label and it was given to me. There is some on the mysensors store though that should work fine: www.mysensors.org/store#soldering
Any solder rated for electronics... some solders are intended specifically for plumbing or other applications
is it necessary to solder pins?
I suppose not if you have some sort of wire clips. I prefer soldering when ever I have a more permanent project as it works much better that way.
I screwed this up like 10 minutes ago... Should've looked for your video first -.- (my Pro Mini still works, though :) )
VFMIAB :) glad it's still working!
Hello, what is the diameter of the tip your are using?
This is what I am using: Weller ST7 0.03" X0.79 mm ST Series Conical Tip
@@peteb9105 Mine is 1.5mm and definitely too large for Arduino soldering. Thank you for the answer. 👍
I sometimes use playdoh
Good idea! Thanks for sharing.
I think my soldering iron can't get hot enough because it just doesn't work for me.
A good way to test the heat of the iron is to touch the solder to the tip. It should melt instantly. If it's not it may be time to buy a new one... You could also try changing out the tip if you have that option.
It's a kind of no-name iron I bought recently for about 8USD. It's 30W so I thought I'd be fine. Also I very rarely need to solder pins or cables plus I didn't know if I will do much stuff with microcontrollers so I didn't want to spend much on it.
Do you have recommendation for tips for soldering pins? This iron has the option to replace tips. If it doesn't help I'll try to get another Iron but I would already have good tip. I don't need exact brand, but just what kind of tips would work best?
Thanks!
Hmm. You may want to consider a new iron rather than a new tip. But, if you do want to try a new tip I really love my .3" conical tip. I'm not a huge fan of my iron (it works but isn't amazing) but here is the tip I'm using for comparison. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002BSP4K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0002BSP4K&linkCode=as2&tag=petewill04-20&linkId=d15dc64aad3ab72da221245ea2f19748
Hey, I think you are right I need better iron. Thanks! plus thanks for the video!
which solder do you use??
+francesco scamarcio
Sorry I'm not sure. I've had it for years (got it from my dad) and it doesn't have a label on it.
+francesco scamarcio
Sorry I'm not sure. I've had it for years (got it from my dad) and it doesn't have a label on it.
+francesco scamarcio
Sorry I'm not sure. I've had it for years (got it from my dad) and it doesn't have a label on it.
+francesco scamarcio
Sorry I'm not sure. I've had it for years (got it from my dad) and it doesn't have a label on it.
Dude your soldering is incredible... Are you part Asian??? Lol.
Are you using a special solder?
Ha! Thanks. Not sure what the solder is. It was a gift that I've had for years so I'm not sure where it came from. Standard solder should work though.
Sounds like Tom cruise
the wattage of the soldering iron, is it a matter when soldering, or it is not a matter???/
Mine is a Weller WLC100 and has variable power control for 5-40 watts. I never turn it up to max power though. It is too hot if I do.
i wanted to take this soldired pin out
You can do it, it's just harder. Remove the black plastic carefully with pliers and a small screw driver (pulling/prying up) then remove each pin individually.
I'm in a bind.
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My old soldering iron broke. I have a hot air soldering station. Can I solder Arduino pins with hot air, or will that break something? (Or should I spend $40 on a new iron?)
I think using really thin solder helps make it a bit easier to get in there... like some .015" or so. I managed to get a few, but the tip on my cheap shitty walmart soldering iron won't get hot enough to tin properly, the solder just beads up... plus the tip is so fat it could be your momma. Jk but it is too fat, always touches the pcb and starts to melt it.
I am here cause I thought this is not possible. And now I think it is really not possible :)
its "soLder" not sodder :-))
It’s pronounced “sodder”