As an electronics instructor at the high school level, I appreciate the beginner level tutorial. I think my students got more out of your video than an hours worth of my instruction. Good job
I've been to a professional high school for Electronics. Unfortunately, it sucked and didn't teach us much. We basically just put solder on the boards, and sucked it up with a pump...we did only a couple of projects, and they were collective...so I learned nothing and did nothing. I've been trying to solder these few years, to fix LED bulbs, cables and other things. I've never managed to succeed. I am using lead-free solder and a 60W (450degrees) iron. I'm cleaning the tip and using flux, but I can't manage to solder ANYTHING. The solder sticks to the iron, or the small sphere falls on the table. Solder WILL NOT stick to copper wires or circuit contacts. The tip of the iron takes 8-10 seconds to melt the solder, and the only way to work is to use the body or base of the iron tip to melt the damned solder. What the hell am I doing wrong? Is it the solder's fault, the iron's the flux's???
I've been to a professional high school for Electronics. Unfortunately, it sucked and didn't teach us much. We basically just put solder on the boards, and sucked it up with a pump...we did only a couple of projects, and they were collective...so I learned nothing and did nothing. I've been trying to solder these few years, to fix LED bulbs, cables and other things. I've never managed to succeed. I am using lead-free solder and a 60W (450degrees) iron. I'm cleaning the tip and using flux, but I can't manage to solder ANYTHING. The solder sticks to the iron, or the small sphere falls on the table. Solder WILL NOT stick to copper wires or circuit contacts. The tip of the iron takes 8-10 seconds to melt the solder, and the only way to work is to use the body or base of the iron tip to melt the damned solder. What the hell am I doing wrong? Is it the solder's fault, the iron's the flux's???
@@Albanez39 i think the main issue is you're using Lead-free solder. Lead-free solder is much harder to heat up and requires a preheater. Try using some 60-30 leaded solder with rosin core. much easier to heat and to work with.
finally a tutorial where the uploader doesn't drone on for hours about how they first saw a soldering iron back in the 60s and then stops mid-video to rant about lead-free solder.
Brilliant! 8 years on and you're still teaching new people. I was taught to solder at school but forgotten most of it over the intervening decades. This is a brilliant reminder. Thank you.
Somebody on Reddit told me these additional tips: 1. Prepare your working area. Make sure you like the table you are working at. Rehearse the soldering with a cold soldering iron at the table, that way you know how you'll have to hold the iron when you are actually soldering, and this is when you make sure your cord is long enough. Also prepare in advance for when you are finished soldering. Decide where to set the soldering iron to safely cool off. (Also don't forget the component you were soldering will still be hot) Having a stand for your soldering iron is good because it can help you avoid grabbing the hot end of it and burning yourself good, and stay in "careful mode" until the iron has cooled down. That is, stay alert and be careful while the iron is still hot. If you become too relaxed you may have accidents from not paying attention like accidentally grabbing the hot iron and burning yourself or moving your finger too close to the iron when moving the circuitboard being soldered.
+cheasea Ok, didn't notice that. I needed to solder a new DC jack onto an ASUS laptop motherboard (never tried anything of the sort before). The tip on heating the metal plate and wire, then feeding in the solder made it so damn easy. Except when one especially thick pin on the Jack wouldn't get hot enough. That was the only sketchy bit, I didn't want to turn up the iron too much for fear of melting a very expensive board lol. I eventually used the force or something but there's definitely enough solder on it now.
I just wanted to give you a huge hug and thanks for posting this. My soldering always looked sloppy because I did everything you are NOT supposed to do. After seeing your video I finally tackled a project I had been dreading and by following the simple things you mentioned it was really quick, painless and...it worked. Thanks!
You answered every question i had after unsuccessfully attempting to solder for the first time. Thank you for doing that in such a direct manner. It makes me feel as if my intelligence and time were respected. Cheers!
I’m glad I decided to look this up on a whim. Your “what not to do” segment is how I’ve been trying to solder this whole time. Granted, I’ve not been soldering very long, but still.
Exactly what I needed to know. I don’t know how I went so long without doing this myself but you just gave me all the confidence and knowledge I need to do it right the first time.
One thing that really messed me up as a beginner was no one had told me that you're not supposed to apply solder to the iron, but to the piece the iron heats up. Wish that had been spelled out, would have saved a few early projects
Brand new to the concept of soldering here, but looking to take on a Raspberry Pi project that will require a little bit of it. I assumed the purpose of the iron was to melt solder as well -- glad I found this video!
Excellent, simple tutorial. I've watched a few soldering tutorials recently, one close to an hour long, and you gave better information in under four minutes than they each gave gave in more than half an hour. Well done.
Fantastic video - short, sweet and to the point! I had a course in college where they had us solder components to a board but I only knew the most basic objective, which was somehow getting the melted solder into place and then letting it cool to harden. I had a tough time because I kept trying to just melt the solder directly from the iron onto the component; I never knew you were supposed to heat the component first and use that to melt the solder. Live and learn!
I’ve always had reservations about soldering mainly due to many failed attempts as a teenager (pre-UA-cam, lol) I followed this beginners tutorial, absolutely spot on with the advice given & managed to repair my work tool 👌
This is an example of a tutorial done right. Examples are clear, explainations are quick and to the point. This is possibly one of the best and quick lessons around!
I haven't done soldering for eight years and today I have an interview for a job where I will have to do soldering for a while 😅 this video refreshed my memories , thank you!
Just for that you bought a soldering iron? Or does it happen frequently. I bought one because I am careless in handling earphones. So the wires mess up, and need to be soldered 😅
I've been at this soldering thing off & on for many years. I still have no skills & I'm a mechanic. I've got to forget what I've been doing & start at the beginning if I ever want to get it right & this video is just what I needed to do that. REVOLUTION!!
I'm in the same boat,i can rebuild a engine blindfolded but when it comes to soldering I'm pretty hopeless,to tell you how much i know about soldering.... i thought that ashtray looking thing was a different type of solder,lol, it was only after looking online for it that i figured out what it does,she explains it in the video but super briefly, basically its just another cleaner for the tip,id rather use that then the sponge.
Thank you for making videos like this. I am starting to dabble in electronics and learning how to solder is a must in this case. This video is a great starting point before practicing on some test boards.
This is the most concise, accurate and informative video on soldering I've found online. Kudos to you! I'm including it as a reference in a tutorial video I made about repairing an obscure Austrian sports timing clock. Thank you so much!
+oneTesla im trying to fix a plasma tv that shuts off like in 20 minutes found out its the soldering points under heat sinks. i put a soldering iron on those pins but the solder doesnt melt.
+oneTesla im trying to fix a plasma tv that shuts off like in 20 minutes found out its the soldering points under heat sinks. i put a soldering iron on those pins but the solder doesnt melt.
+oneTesla im trying to fix a plasma tv that shuts off like in 20 minutes found out its the soldering points under heat sinks. i put a soldering iron on those pins but the solder doesnt melt.
I love your voice! It's like I'm soldering with my best friend or sister... it makes me feel confident and comfortable, specially because I'll be soldering jewelry as a really great aficionada since I know nothing about either soldering or jewelry... Ha! I got this!
I'm new to soldering and have watched several videos showing people how to solder. They never have the camera close enough so I can never see what being done. Also, they don't half go on and on about a lot of crap. This video was simple, to the point and filmed so we could actually see how to solder. Much appreciated!
I’ve started repairing broken controllers, soldering is something I knew I needed to learn to be able to get the most out of the broken parts and pieces I have. Thank you for the great tutorial :)
Thank you! I've obviously been doing it all wrong! It's weird, though. I've been trying to do something similar but I guess I just haven't been patient enough. After watching this quick guide I was confident it would work and it did. My solders looks really nice and works perfectly. Luckily I hadn't just thrown away all the things I weren't able to repair, so I had a list of work to do; My beloved (and vintage) 360 controller; Now working perfectly. My old gaming headset where one speaker had lost audio connection; Now working perfectly. My wife's tablet got a few components replaced; Sucked away my poor solders, replaced them and now it's working like a charm. Why didn't I think of looking for help on youtube before!!!
This is the ONLY decent and concise tutorial for soldering that I found online. Thanks for knowing what you're doing and having great presentational skills!
ShoeGame use colophony (rosin) flux, based on tree resin! Acid flux sould be cleaned by using a pure alcohol. Acid fluxes are used for soldering an iron based wire, etc. You can find also cream like soldering paste based on rosin, liquid - rosin dissolved in alcohol and pure colophony, like a rock, yellow or red transparent. For surface mount (SMD) there is a paste with low temperature melting solder and flux, but this kind of soldering is made by hot air soldering gun or infrared stand (which is expensive).
Yesterday was my first time soldering, and I just assumed you out the solder on the iron itself. Honestly, this video is an amazing help! And I'm sure if I watched it before I soldered yesterday, it would've looked a lot better XD Thanks so much for the video!
Great video and very concise. I agree with some of the other comments about how other sites drone on and on. No one wants to hear that; we just want the information we came for. You gave us what we were looking for and still had time to show us some pitfalls to avoid... all within a few minutes. Great job again!
Amazing, thank you! I was all set to watch some "tool guy" overexplain the context of the video and give a brief demonstration with minimal explanation, then say "there you go, you know how to solder". This video came as a very pleasant surprise. I appreciate all of the different examples of things one might solder, and the precise directions for what to do and what not to do.
I watched two other videos that were about 15 minutes long and was just not going to bother trying anymore. This was perfect. Have a practice kit that I am going to get out right now and try.
the thing they don't tell to beginners is that the copper board lies in electronic shops four month and years and builds a very nice copper oxide layer which makes the surface tension higher for the solder tin and when you use some cheap equipment the results will not be to good - so to begin you should use cream cleanser in order to remove that form the copper
When I took the NASA soldering course years ago they recommended a typist's ink eraser (the white stuff) to clean the trace before soldering. These are still available at the better stationery stores.
I am a 'novice' when it comes to soldering...and now that I spend most of my spare time repairing vehicles(my choice/I enjoy it) soldering is becoming a fairly common requirement...Previous attempts have been...well...unsuccessful..Yesterday I reconditioned an alternator and that required a small bit of soldering...a bit messy but successful. Practice makes perfect and I need to do more, this video has has put me on the path...Never too old to learn even at 55 YOA...Thank you...
My father, who made all sorts of DIY electronics, taught me specifically NOT to do what you do at 2:04 because of how dangerous this is. You risk exposing your hand to the hot tip of the soldering iron. If you're doing something unseen off screen to make that a safe move, that would be really helpful to show.
Great video! Best intro soldering video Ive ever seen! all is explained clearly! my dad was an electronics professional and I watched him solder thousands of joints and soldered hundreds of my own, I never fully understood the purpose of flux til today!
I just think that's...umm Tech Voice.. cuz!! Heard the exact same sound on tonnes of other videos.. plus it's so flawless.. and is almost neutral (doesn't actually have a specific accent)
Actually, she did it the exact way NASA recommends soldering two wires together (laying the wires next to each other without twisting them together). Tested and proven to be the strongest connection by NASA ;)
LOL @ it's stronger to do them side-by side rather than twisting them together -- that makes zero sense. Lucky for us our intellectual betters are here to save the day.
@@garybeard2109 not completely true. NASA has many other ways to solder two wires together, the most common is the lineman splice. The splice in this video is the lap splice and the splice in the video is not done correctly.
@@Afootpluto @afootpluto My comment is completely true, though it is also true, there are other ways NASA recommends soldering two wires. My reply was directed at the comment which directed people to twist the wires together before soldering. I, in no way made reference to whether the creator of this video did anything correctly or incorrectly. I simply made reference to the demonstrated method being the strongest method as per NASA. According to NASA-STD-8739.4A - 2016-06-30 page 69 line #: d. The conductors to be spliced shall not be twisted together.
Such an excellent, concise video! Thank you so much. So many people make long unnecessarily complicated videos and it's always appreciated to see a great, to the point tutorial.
And words herb (erb) and oregano (oh-reg-in-oh). The real funny part is the was _herb_ is pronounced now in the US is the it was pronounced the the Pilgrims when they arrived from the original US motherland. British evolved to a higher level and the US stayed at the same 400 year old way.
@@josephking6515 Heh I'd forgotten about this comment, another funny one for me is "buoy". I mean come on Americans, it's a buoyant object named for its buoyancy not a booeeant object named for its booeeancy :D
I am brand new to soldering. I had watched a few how-to videos directed at beginners before finding yours, and I am glad I did! I think I have a better understanding of soldering now. Thank you!
@@hazoomeh In the UK, the 'l' in solder is pronounced. If you discover how the Americans came to believe it was silent, please let me know. "Sole-der", as with "sole-juh" (soldier) is the norm where the English language was created, although it can occasionally be heard pronounced as "sol-der", with a short 'o'.
Are you saying that Americans don't know how to talk correctly? If while reading that sentence, you didn't pronounce the word "talk" the same as you would pronounce the word "talcum", you aren't terribly consistent with your pronunciation either. If you're going to talk the talk, you should walk the walk.
@@KnuckleHunkybuck Clearly not. I merely expressed a knowledge of the linguistic divide created by the span of the Atlantic. As you ought to know, the English language is rife with pronunciation discrepancies, so your example is void. Don't get defensive: I stated a fact and asked how it came to be that the American pronunciation differs from that of the English that gave the USA its (now bastardised) language.
+Stuart Black Uh, I was replying to Em Elle's original comment. My very point was that there are discrepancies, therefore her(?) ascertainment that "solder" should be pronounced the same as "soldier" was moot. If you don't pronounce the "l" in "talk", "walk", "balk", or "stalk", clearly a silent "l" is very much a part of the English language.
Well explained and demonstrated in lucid way. I wanted to solder for my hobbies, but wasn't doing it perfectly. Your video helped me introduce this basic skill. Thank you.
Great tutorial. I sometimes help vocational trade students learn some soldering skills and these are some of the key hints and instructions I use! I was looking for a short (no droning!) up-to-date video with these key points and this fits the bill perfectly. Also we have a number of girls in our classes so it's great to find a tutorial with a female voice/instructor Only comment I can add to the techniques shown is that when we solder wires together side-side, we tin them well first so that the final join is quick, smooth and shiny, and the insulation doesn't soften under the clips, or if they are twisted or married together first, we put heatshrink on the alligator clips if not already there, spread them some distance away from the join, and sometimes add a bit of extra liquid flux from a flux pen to aid the process. Thanks for the video, I should be using it soon and look forward to gaging the response!
Excellent concise information. Thank you! I have a digital clock kit delivering this week as my first soldering project. Looking forward to learning. Your video was very helpful to me, miss.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I've never soldered before & I was very nervous, but I followed this video to a tee & it worked! The capacitor works, my Prius is fixed! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video. Easy, clear, very helpful. A+ video.
I'm supposed to start learning how to solder soon, and this video gave me more confidence in my first try, thank you. ☺️ Slow and concise, not too slow or convoluted. 👌
Great info, delivered quickly. You even talked about how long it takes to properly heat a joint, which seems to be missing from other tutorials I've watched. Thanks.
Yeah. I found out that I really suck at soldering. Your video actually showed me several things that I was doing wrong. I'll try again using your instructions. I feel slightly more confident now. Thank you.
Thank you for this video!! I will be doing some soldering for the first time and your video cleared up most of the confusion from what my buddies were explaining to me
Great video Learned alot, I have been in electronics and HAM since the 70's but due to fight with terminal cancer I am having to "relearn many things" I wanted a quick refresher for soldering and this one waas very nice
Waiting for my solder gun, new mouse square clickers, and new bottoms for my legendary wow mouse to come in from Japan and as soon as it does I think I’ll be using your channel to learn, total newb here. This looks fun, can’t wait. Simple easy to follow into, thank you.
I took a short class on soldering technique a long time ago, but I've hardly used it since. This was a great refresher on the basics for someone who's skills have gotten rusty!
As an electronics instructor at the high school level, I appreciate the beginner level tutorial. I think my students got more out of your video than an hours worth of my instruction. Good job
I've been to a professional high school for Electronics. Unfortunately, it sucked and didn't teach us much. We basically just put solder on the boards, and sucked it up with a pump...we did only a couple of projects, and they were collective...so I learned nothing and did nothing.
I've been trying to solder these few years, to fix LED bulbs, cables and other things. I've never managed to succeed. I am using lead-free solder and a 60W (450degrees) iron. I'm cleaning the tip and using flux, but I can't manage to solder ANYTHING. The solder sticks to the iron, or the small sphere falls on the table. Solder WILL NOT stick to copper wires or circuit contacts. The tip of the iron takes 8-10 seconds to melt the solder, and the only way to work is to use the body or base of the iron tip to melt the damned solder. What the hell am I doing wrong? Is it the solder's fault, the iron's the flux's???
I've been to a professional high school for Electronics. Unfortunately, it sucked and didn't teach us much. We basically just put solder on the boards, and sucked it up with a pump...we did only a couple of projects, and they were collective...so I learned nothing and did nothing.
I've been trying to solder these few years, to fix LED bulbs, cables and other things. I've never managed to succeed. I am using lead-free solder and a 60W (450degrees) iron. I'm cleaning the tip and using flux, but I can't manage to solder ANYTHING. The solder sticks to the iron, or the small sphere falls on the table. Solder WILL NOT stick to copper wires or circuit contacts. The tip of the iron takes 8-10 seconds to melt the solder, and the only way to work is to use the body or base of the iron tip to melt the damned solder. What the hell am I doing wrong? Is it the solder's fault, the iron's the flux's???
@@Albanez39 i think the main issue is you're using Lead-free solder. Lead-free solder is much harder to heat up and requires a preheater. Try using some 60-30 leaded solder with rosin core. much easier to heat and to work with.
@Adam White rosin core leaded solder, 60-40 ratio is fine. Probably fine in diameter. Depends on how big your pads are.
Same here, it’s easy, simple & direct which is a wonderful effort
finally a tutorial where the uploader doesn't drone on for hours about how they first saw a soldering iron back in the 60s and then stops mid-video to rant about lead-free solder.
Rant about lead free solder lol. That’s all I heard in my class.
Funny
Back in my dad we didn't have fancy shmancy solder. Our solder was made from baby dolphin genitalia and it was the best!
@@AE-bm4no "Back in my dad"? Umm... Okay...
This written instruction get in the way.
I wish more how-to videos were like this. Clear, concise, and right to the point. Beautiful!
Couldn't agree more. Outstanding!
Brilliant! 8 years on and you're still teaching new people. I was taught to solder at school but forgotten most of it over the intervening decades. This is a brilliant reminder. Thank you.
Somebody on Reddit told me these additional tips: 1. Prepare your working area. Make sure you like the table you are working at. Rehearse the soldering with a cold soldering iron at the table, that way you know how you'll have to hold the iron when you are actually soldering, and this is when you make sure your cord is long enough.
Also prepare in advance for when you are finished soldering. Decide where to set the soldering iron to safely cool off. (Also don't forget the component you were soldering will still be hot)
Having a stand for your soldering iron is good because it can help you avoid grabbing the hot end of it and burning yourself good, and stay in "careful mode" until the iron has cooled down. That is, stay alert and be careful while the iron is still hot. If you become too relaxed you may have accidents from not paying attention like accidentally grabbing the hot iron and burning yourself or moving your finger too close to the iron when moving the circuitboard being soldered.
This will be my first attempt at soldering and I really appreciate you taking the time to explain how to do this correctly. Thank you!
This tutorial is so perfect, I don't think the internet needs another soldering for beginners tutorial. Cheers!
+PROcrastiDRIVE SV There was one major flaw in how she attached the wires. They should be tied together.
Good video though
+cheasea Ok, didn't notice that. I needed to solder a new DC jack onto an ASUS laptop motherboard (never tried anything of the sort before). The tip on heating the metal plate and wire, then feeding in the solder made it so damn easy. Except when one especially thick pin on the Jack wouldn't get hot enough. That was the only sketchy bit, I didn't want to turn up the iron too much for fear of melting a very expensive board lol. I eventually used the force or something but there's definitely enough solder on it now.
gotta watch out for that temp!
I just wanted to give you a huge hug and thanks for posting this. My soldering always looked sloppy because I did everything you are NOT supposed to do. After seeing your video I finally tackled a project I had been dreading and by following the simple things you mentioned it was really quick, painless and...it worked. Thanks!
You answered every question i had after unsuccessfully attempting to solder for the first time. Thank you for doing that in such a direct manner. It makes me feel as if my intelligence and time were respected. Cheers!
I’m glad I decided to look this up on a whim. Your “what not to do” segment is how I’ve been trying to solder this whole time. Granted, I’ve not been soldering very long, but still.
Exactly what I needed to know.
I don’t know how I went so long without doing this myself but you just gave me all the confidence and knowledge I need to do it right the first time.
One thing that really messed me up as a beginner was no one had told me that you're not supposed to apply solder to the iron, but to the piece the iron heats up. Wish that had been spelled out, would have saved a few early projects
Brand new to the concept of soldering here, but looking to take on a Raspberry Pi project that will require a little bit of it. I assumed the purpose of the iron was to melt solder as well -- glad I found this video!
She says it two minutes in
I wasn't talking about her, I was talking about how people who had taught me electronics repair in the past had failed to mention that
i know that feel bro Q.Q
yeah but she says it two minutes in
Your voice is really comforting. Nice vid!
Excellent, simple tutorial. I've watched a few soldering tutorials recently, one close to an hour long, and you gave better information in under four minutes than they each gave gave in more than half an hour. Well done.
Fantastic video - short, sweet and to the point! I had a course in college where they had us solder components to a board but I only knew the most basic objective, which was somehow getting the melted solder into place and then letting it cool to harden. I had a tough time because I kept trying to just melt the solder directly from the iron onto the component; I never knew you were supposed to heat the component first and use that to melt the solder. Live and learn!
A couple of “whys” mentioned here about tip-cleaning that I have not seen in other tutorials. Good quality, thank you.
I’ve always had reservations about soldering mainly due to many failed attempts as a teenager (pre-UA-cam, lol) I followed this beginners tutorial, absolutely spot on with the advice given & managed to repair my work tool 👌
This is an example of a tutorial done right. Examples are clear, explainations are quick and to the point.
This is possibly one of the best and quick lessons around!
I'm brand new to soldering, so this is super helpful! I have a little beginners manual and it was kinda confusing, but you've helped immensely!
I haven't done soldering for eight years and today I have an interview for a job where I will have to do soldering for a while 😅 this video refreshed my memories , thank you!
I watched it twice and now soldering is no longer a mystery to me. Thank you!
This is an amazing tutorial. Concise, clear, very helpful high-quality visuals, even shows what not to do. 10/10 all around
This is the best introduction to soldering I have seen yet. Straight to the point and very clear. Thank you!
Thanks for this! I recently got a job assembling guitar effects pedals, exciting.
I've improved a lot!
Fixing my child's toy, had to solder a wire back onto the motor. I'd never done it before, and your vid was perfect. Thanks!
Just for that you bought a soldering iron?
Or does it happen frequently. I bought one because I am careless in handling earphones. So the wires mess up, and need to be soldered 😅
Oh, thank you, I see where I have been getting it wrong for years, and I will be practising also checking out more of your videos.stay safe and well
I hadn't thought about taping components down. Thanks for the tip!
I've been at this soldering thing off & on for many years. I still have no skills & I'm a mechanic. I've got to forget what I've been doing & start at the beginning if I ever want to get it right & this video is just what I needed to do that. REVOLUTION!!
I'm in the same boat,i can rebuild a engine blindfolded but when it comes to soldering I'm pretty hopeless,to tell you how much i know about soldering.... i thought that ashtray looking thing was a different type of solder,lol, it was only after looking online for it that i figured out what it does,she explains it in the video but super briefly, basically its just another cleaner for the tip,id rather use that then the sponge.
Thank you for making videos like this. I am starting to dabble in electronics and learning how to solder is a must in this case. This video is a great starting point before practicing on some test boards.
This is the most concise, accurate and informative video on soldering I've found online. Kudos to you! I'm including it as a reference in a tutorial video I made about repairing an obscure Austrian sports timing clock. Thank you so much!
very helpful - thanks
ric m You're welcome!
+oneTesla thanks I learned alot. How did you make this video?
+oneTesla im trying to fix a plasma tv that shuts off like in 20 minutes found out its the soldering points under heat sinks. i put a soldering iron on those pins but the solder doesnt melt.
+oneTesla im trying to fix a plasma tv that shuts off like in 20 minutes found out its the soldering points under heat sinks. i put a soldering iron on those pins but the solder doesnt melt.
+oneTesla im trying to fix a plasma tv that shuts off like in 20 minutes found out its the soldering points under heat sinks. i put a soldering iron on those pins but the solder doesnt melt.
This simple approach with no overthinking allowed me to learn basic soldering and do a successful project. Thanks!
I love your voice! It's like I'm soldering with my best friend or sister... it makes me feel confident and comfortable, specially because I'll be soldering jewelry as a really great aficionada since I know nothing about either soldering or jewelry... Ha! I got this!
I'm new to soldering and have watched several videos showing people how to solder. They never have the camera close enough so I can never see what being done. Also, they don't half go on and on about a lot of crap. This video was simple, to the point and filmed so we could actually see how to solder. Much appreciated!
ty that was very informative and I actually feel like I learned something
NEEDED THIS!! We are gonna be soldering diodes tomorrow, I hope my output will be as smooth as this 🤞
Thank you for this tutorial. Getting back into electronics after many years. Your tutorial is an excellent refresher. =)
I’ve started repairing broken controllers, soldering is something I knew I needed to learn to be able to get the most out of the broken parts and pieces I have. Thank you for the great tutorial :)
I love your voice,
Thank you! I've obviously been doing it all wrong! It's weird, though. I've been trying to do something similar but I guess I just haven't been patient enough. After watching this quick guide I was confident it would work and it did. My solders looks really nice and works perfectly. Luckily I hadn't just thrown away all the things I weren't able to repair, so I had a list of work to do;
My beloved (and vintage) 360 controller; Now working perfectly.
My old gaming headset where one speaker had lost audio connection; Now working perfectly.
My wife's tablet got a few components replaced; Sucked away my poor solders, replaced them and now it's working like a charm.
Why didn't I think of looking for help on youtube before!!!
Very well made video. Your voice is easy to listen to. Thanks. :)
Ditto
This is pretty solid advice actually. Great video.
I was totally gonna make a joke about cleaning the tip, but this video was so good and informative, I refrained from doing that.
thank you
Good thing you mentioned it though, nice work.
just the tip?
That's what she said.
ua-cam.com/video/59bMpOcO2RE/v-deo.html
Lmao
This is the ONLY decent and concise tutorial for soldering that I found online. Thanks for knowing what you're doing and having great presentational skills!
Meh, I've seen a dozen better videos out there.
What is flux and what is it used for
Flux is a mild acid that eats away at the oxide layer on the surface of metals. It helps solder stick to pads and wires.
oneTesla FLUX IS NOT ACID. I REPEAT, NEVER USE ACID BASED FLUX ON ELECTRONICS. USE ROSIN OR YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BAD DAY
ShoeGame use colophony (rosin) flux, based on tree resin! Acid flux sould be cleaned by using a pure alcohol. Acid fluxes are used for soldering an iron based wire, etc.
You can find also cream like soldering paste based on rosin, liquid - rosin dissolved in alcohol and pure colophony, like a rock, yellow or red transparent.
For surface mount (SMD) there is a paste with low temperature melting solder and flux, but this kind of soldering is made by hot air soldering gun or infrared stand (which is expensive).
lol the amount of disinfo out there about about soldering is just insane
Iliek Tehbut if i said something wrong correct me
Yesterday was my first time soldering, and I just assumed you out the solder on the iron itself.
Honestly, this video is an amazing help! And I'm sure if I watched it before I soldered yesterday, it would've looked a lot better XD
Thanks so much for the video!
Can i use soldering on people? Will it hurt?
Do not solder people. Solder is very hot and will burn the skin (not to mention that most solder contains lead, which is toxic).
Yes, you can solder two people together, but make sure you do not use Rosin based flux for people to people connections.
Tyler Parrott lol
thanx
You should only every solder your own eyes shut to get a good nights sleep. Other than that, never solder on people.
Great video and very concise. I agree with some of the other comments about how other sites drone on and on. No one wants to hear that; we just want the information we came for. You gave us what we were looking for and still had time to show us some pitfalls to avoid... all within a few minutes.
Great job again!
I found this video-clip very helpful to me👍
Thank you for explaining what Rosin Core Solder does.
No other videos that are beginner oriented that I’ve seen, have done that.
oneTesla well done. I love how you get right to the point. My soldering station is coming UPS today. Will practice what I've learned from you. Thanks
Amazing, thank you! I was all set to watch some "tool guy" overexplain the context of the video and give a brief demonstration with minimal explanation, then say "there you go, you know how to solder". This video came as a very pleasant surprise. I appreciate all of the different examples of things one might solder, and the precise directions for what to do and what not to do.
Haha the “what not to do” part, that resistor was hanging on for dear life.
I am soldering for the first time (since high school electronics) building the Sanni Cart Reader. Thank you for the tutorial!
Just a tip, twist the wires together before soldering them please.
I watched two other videos that were about 15 minutes long and was just not going to bother trying anymore. This was perfect. Have a practice kit that I am going to get out right now and try.
Dubstep song at the end of video please 3:49
It's been 2 years and no one answered, I want to know too!
Shazam exists for this reason.
Good Feeling (Sometimes I Get a Mix) by Dorm Parties
@gualterwins thank you Shazam!
So easy to understand and very much helpful... thank you
I love how you said (this example is exagerrated) gahahshs like you guessed my mind hahaha
A very concise, straight to the point, pleonasm-free video, thx from Hurghada, Egypt
the thing they don't tell to beginners is that the copper board lies in electronic shops four month and years and builds a very nice copper oxide layer which makes the surface tension higher for the solder tin and when you use some cheap equipment the results will not be to good - so to begin you should use cream cleanser in order to remove that form the copper
When I took the NASA soldering course years ago they recommended a typist's ink eraser (the white
stuff) to clean the trace before soldering. These are still available at the better stationery stores.
I am a 'novice' when it comes to soldering...and now that I spend most of my spare time repairing vehicles(my choice/I enjoy it) soldering is becoming a fairly common requirement...Previous attempts have been...well...unsuccessful..Yesterday I reconditioned an alternator and that required a small bit of soldering...a bit messy but successful. Practice makes perfect and I need to do more, this video has has put me on the path...Never too old to learn even at 55 YOA...Thank you...
My father, who made all sorts of DIY electronics, taught me specifically NOT to do what you do at 2:04 because of how dangerous this is. You risk exposing your hand to the hot tip of the soldering iron. If you're doing something unseen off screen to make that a safe move, that would be really helpful to show.
Great video! Best intro soldering video Ive ever seen! all is explained clearly! my dad was an electronics professional and I watched him solder thousands of joints and soldered hundreds of my own, I never fully understood the purpose of flux til today!
great video!!! (by the way you have a beautiful voice:-)
yes,good voice
I just think that's...umm Tech Voice.. cuz!! Heard the exact same sound on tonnes of other videos.. plus it's so flawless.. and is almost neutral (doesn't actually have a specific accent)
Vry effective way to teach.She has sweet crystal clear voice . Understandable.
protip twist the wires together before applying soder, don't just have them side by side like in the video
Actually, she did it the exact way NASA recommends soldering two wires together (laying the wires next to each other without twisting them together). Tested and proven to be the strongest connection by NASA ;)
LOL @ it's stronger to do them side-by side rather than twisting them together -- that makes zero sense. Lucky for us our intellectual betters are here to save the day.
@@evilklown55 idk. If NASA tells us not top dip something, I rather trust them than internet majors.
@@garybeard2109 not completely true. NASA has many other ways to solder two wires together, the most common is the lineman splice. The splice in this video is the lap splice and the splice in the video is not done correctly.
@@Afootpluto @afootpluto My comment is completely true, though it is also true, there are other ways NASA recommends soldering two wires. My reply was directed at the comment which directed people to twist the wires together before soldering. I, in no way made reference to whether the creator of this video did anything correctly or incorrectly. I simply made reference to the demonstrated method being the strongest method as per NASA. According to NASA-STD-8739.4A - 2016-06-30 page 69 line #: d. The conductors to be spliced shall not be twisted together.
Such an excellent, concise video! Thank you so much. So many people make long unnecessarily complicated videos and it's always appreciated to see a great, to the point tutorial.
Why do Americans say "sodder", always seems so weird to hear.
I’m American and whenever I say “Soul-der” I’m correct to “sodder” by others lol. I’ve wondered this as well.
same reason they say aluminum - just to be awkward:)
And words herb (erb) and oregano (oh-reg-in-oh). The real funny part is the was _herb_ is pronounced now in the US is the it was pronounced the the Pilgrims when they arrived from the original US motherland. British evolved to a higher level and the US stayed at the same 400 year old way.
@@josephking6515 Heh I'd forgotten about this comment, another funny one for me is "buoy". I mean come on Americans, it's a buoyant object named for its buoyancy not a booeeant object named for its booeeancy :D
I am brand new to soldering. I had watched a few how-to videos directed at beginners before finding yours, and I am glad I did! I think I have a better understanding of soldering now. Thank you!
Sounds like asmr
Great video. Short and sweet with just enough info. Thanks
Why do American;s pronounce it SODDER instead of SOLDER. Is the army full of SODDIERS too?
Consult an English dictionary and you will have your answer. Good day.
@@hazoomeh In the UK, the 'l' in solder is pronounced. If you discover how the Americans came to believe it was silent, please let me know. "Sole-der", as with "sole-juh" (soldier) is the norm where the English language was created, although it can occasionally be heard pronounced as "sol-der", with a short 'o'.
Are you saying that Americans don't know how to talk correctly? If while reading that sentence, you didn't pronounce the word "talk" the same as you would pronounce the word "talcum", you aren't terribly consistent with your pronunciation either. If you're going to talk the talk, you should walk the walk.
@@KnuckleHunkybuck Clearly not. I merely expressed a knowledge of the linguistic divide created by the span of the Atlantic. As you ought to know, the English language is rife with pronunciation discrepancies, so your example is void. Don't get defensive: I stated a fact and asked how it came to be that the American pronunciation differs from that of the English that gave the USA its (now bastardised) language.
+Stuart Black
Uh, I was replying to Em Elle's original comment. My very point was that there are discrepancies, therefore her(?) ascertainment that "solder" should be pronounced the same as "soldier" was moot. If you don't pronounce the "l" in "talk", "walk", "balk", or "stalk", clearly a silent "l" is very much a part of the English language.
So simplified and fluent
I hate it when people do videos and stammer the whole way thru
Thank you for being above average
Well explained and demonstrated in lucid way. I wanted to solder for my hobbies, but wasn't doing it perfectly. Your video helped me introduce this basic skill. Thank you.
Great tutorial. I sometimes help vocational trade students learn some soldering skills and these are some of the key hints and instructions I use! I was looking for a short (no droning!) up-to-date video with these key points and this fits the bill perfectly. Also we have a number of girls in our classes so it's great to find a tutorial with a female voice/instructor
Only comment I can add to the techniques shown is that when we solder wires together side-side, we tin them well first so that the final join is quick, smooth and shiny, and the insulation doesn't soften under the clips, or if they are twisted or married together first, we put heatshrink on the alligator clips if not already there, spread them some distance away from the join, and sometimes add a bit of extra liquid flux from a flux pen to aid the process.
Thanks for the video, I should be using it soon and look forward to gaging the response!
Excellent concise information. Thank you! I have a digital clock kit delivering this week as my first soldering project. Looking forward to learning. Your video was very helpful to me, miss.
Short, simple, straight to the point. I love it! Thank you. I needed to learn soldering for my diy christmas ornaments.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I've never soldered before & I was very nervous, but I followed this video to a tee & it worked! The capacitor works, my Prius is fixed! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video. Easy, clear, very helpful. A+ video.
Total beginner here. Your video is very good! Straight to the point, and easy to follow. I'll use it later today to do my first attempt.
Clearest tutorial I've viewed in ages. Many thanks.
I only watched 20 seconds and I already know this is the tutorial for me. No excess talk, only the facts and all my questions answered
I'm supposed to start learning how to solder soon, and this video gave me more confidence in my first try, thank you. ☺️ Slow and concise, not too slow or convoluted. 👌
Thank you for the great tutorial! Well done!
Excellent tutorial. Short, clear and concise. Nice.
Thanks for the close up views! A tricky bit of work, but as a viewer, it really enhanced my understanding!
Wow. You said it. Heat up the piece, not the iron. I've never been good at this, and now I know why. Thanks!
This is the perfect, brief tutorial I show to beginner EE college students, before a lab on soldering.
Great info, delivered quickly. You even talked about how long it takes to properly heat a joint, which seems to be missing from other tutorials I've watched. Thanks.
Yeah. I found out that I really suck at soldering. Your video actually showed me several things that I was doing wrong. I'll try again using your instructions. I feel slightly more confident now. Thank you.
I literally just decided to pick up Soldering to work on electronics and this cleared up SOOOO much for me! Thank you a ton!
Thank you for this video!! I will be doing some soldering for the first time and your video cleared up most of the confusion from what my buddies were explaining to me
Awesome....great tutorial, thanks
Terrific tutorial. This was a huge help for me. Put it right to work repairing a speaker cable tonight. It went beautifully. 👍🏻
Thank you for your step by step precise instructions. I feel confident as a first time user of a soldering tool, that everything will turn out well.
Great video Learned alot, I have been in electronics and HAM since the 70's but due to fight with terminal cancer I am having to "relearn many things" I wanted a quick refresher for soldering and this one waas very nice
Waiting for my solder gun, new mouse square clickers, and new bottoms for my legendary wow mouse to come in from Japan and as soon as it does I think I’ll be using your channel to learn, total newb here. This looks fun, can’t wait. Simple easy to follow into, thank you.
Splendid in every way! Thank you.
I took a short class on soldering technique a long time ago, but I've hardly used it since. This was a great refresher on the basics for someone who's skills have gotten rusty!
Thank you so very much for this tutorial. I bought a little solder for attaching a mini USB port and I didn't have a clue how to use it. Now I do 😉