Back in the 70’s when I was a young teenager I had a bit of wood with 2 lengths of wire top an bottom (a bread board) and a ‘lucky bag’ bag of bits. I got a small pocket analog multimeter for my 14th birthday and away I went. I tried making a soldering iron and blew the mains fuse for the ‘ringmain’. Nearly 45yrs later I’m still learning about electronics. My hobby became my job and today I learned something from Sorin. This is the place for honesty.
Dl. Sorin, mi-am facut si eu laboratorul meu acasa asta datorita bunavointei dumneavoastra de a imparti cu noi cunostintele pe care le detineti, tin sa va multumesc pe aceasta cale si va marturiesc ca ma uit cu mare interes la fiecare clip pe care il postati. Felicitari !
Power Supply: Korad KA3005D Soldering Station: KSGER OLED T12 Hot Air: BEST BST-863 Flux: Kalafonia Microscope: Whatever you can afford. Multimeter: UT801 he is using is really outdated look for Uni-T UT8802E Or UT8803E
Great video. I love listening to Soren's laconic Eastern European monologues about things - I especially love the way he phrases things. 'Is good. Is cheap. Don't get expensive. You will be disappointed.'
Another great video Sorin. Just a word on ordering from China. If the item ordered is valued above £10 approx, customes and excise will ask for 20% VAT which is okay BUT, the Royal Mail will add another £8.00 set admin charge. So, if the soldering iron costs £19.00 from Ali Express, expect to pay an additional £11.80 !
I am an experienced TV engineer , I totally agree with you no need for expensive tools, so what I have done is, packed my over priced Pace solder station. the NEW solder station in the workshop is a Z99 adjustable solder station I think to 460 oc, the cost £11:85 p no special treatment normal workshop use I want to see how long it lasts, I've also bought a cheap hot air station, as of course the Pace is off line, I'm fascinated to see how they will perform, because I've often wondered if I paid for the name not the device.
Excellent teacher tips, I remember that at 17 years old, he built his hot air plant, blowing it through the porcelain cannon. Greetings from South America
hey ,if anyone else wants to learn about electronics repair tools try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my brother in law got great results with it.
interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for learn electronics repair try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my work buddy got excellent results with it.
I'm not sure but ,if anyone else trying to find out electronic repair courses try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my friend got amazing success with it.
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else is searching for computer laptop repair try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my mate got amazing results with it.
interesting points ,if anyone else needs to find out about local electronic repair try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my partner got amazing success with it.
Me now 60 I am electronics engineer from India But most time work different field like electric, electronics cement, oil & gas industry. Thanks for your video i have seen your more than 10 video
hey ,if anyone else wants to learn about electronics repairer try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my friend got excellent success with it.
My tools: 5€ glue gun, 8€ soldering iron, 10€ multimeter, 3.50€ magnifying glass, 8€ screwdriver kit, 1€ toothbrush, 0€ my old identity card to open laptops or any device, 3€ tweezers kit. Now I have to buy the heater gun station for 20€ approx.
Aarón Stark cheap tools won’t last and are not very useful for beginners, and to get away with using cheap tools then you need to be a expert, a good soldering iron is a must for novice and you’ll get away with using cheap multimeter but the rest of stuff must be decent
Hello my friend....you are one of the best teachers online.....I don't have the words to explain how much I appreciate you and the knowledge you share....I can feed my family making repairs for people......I was thinking of starting a business of building and repairing computers and laptops.....do you think it will be a lucrative business in the US?
I just finished downloading all your videos for like 3-4 days 1 by 1.. Those collection more useful than Imperial Library of Constantinopel.. Jk, I mean its really useful for slow learner like me. Idk I would like to treat you something if you ever come to Malaysia for all the things you done. Thanks a lot! Btw I ordered ZT 102 multimeter from China its around $8 Also looking for LW-K3010D power supply thats around $40 soon
interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for electronic repair kit try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my work buddy got great success with it.
interesting points ,if anyone else wants to learn about toshiba laptop repair try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my cousin got amazing results with it.
Hello, thanks again for this video, myself i am using a Mustool G600 microscope , only 35€ , that is not binocular, but HD with a good screen and SD card for recording, good enough to check phone connectors and bad joints or anything, no need a medical laboratory microscope in my case. Good evening and sunday All
i have a cheap hot air and its perfect 4 years now and a cheap iron i buyed last year a weller for me while i love weller and i sended it in 4 times 2 times the powerpack exploded and 2 times it;s brocken at the top so you are very right have a nice day
Wish i had seen your video earlier. I recently bought a cheap soldering station and it came with just two tips. And now that i try to buy more i can't find ANY that would fit. No cheap ones, no expensive ones... none. :-D On to the next one i guess. :-D My only consolation is that it cost me just 20 Bulgarian leva a.k.a. £9.
In one of your videos you used a very thin cordless screw driver. It looked like it was awesome. would love to know the brand. Also thank you. love your videos. I Love the no nonsense , no BS approach with your videos.
Microscopes: make sure to get a good boom arm that can swing across the whole board. My first had a short arm and I found my self trying to balance it on half on the boards just to be able to see a section.
You are right, for beginers is ok, but my opinion is this: 1. Fluke multimeters will never die even is wrong conected. A China brand will die when you will conect the A or mA in paralel or any other harmfull connection. 2. A cheep soldering ironer have a long warming time at start and not so real measurement of temperature. An old school Weller is the best, will never die. 3. If you need a powerfull soldering ironer (150W), don't use rubish, use weller or other good brand. Is expensive but you will see the diference. 4. I started with the same tools like you, good advice, now i'm using weller, fluke, wera, is a good mix for me.
The searching for tips and the soldering iron after, is actually a really good tip. I learned it the bad way. Bought my 1st soldering station, a cheap one, and I couldn't find no tips nowhere. I then searched for tips and found out that the Hakko brand is really good and there is a lot on Chinese knockoffs just as good as the original ones. All kinds of tips and soldering irons at really good prices. I have a 2 in 1 YIHUA 862D soldering station and a cheap hakko tips compatible soldering iron for easy transport. Bought two ANENG AN8009 from Ebay. Very good price/quality and comes with a bag with lots of accessories and different tips. I use KINGBO RMA-218 gel flux, very good price/quality.
Thanks for putting in this comment I was just about to buy a Bakon BK701D soldering station (USD 135 incl. shipping) and realised you need a specific tip only from Bakon. So now instead I'm going to buy the same as you YIHUA 862D (120 USD incl .shipping) so you save me a potential headache and 15 USD :)
Sorin, please make a tutorial video about power supply on laptop Mainboard and power rail, please explain more about them. I mean how we can recognise which one is power supply and which one is power rail. Thnxxxxxx
Thank you for this video. Will you please show us how exactly we can short the current sensing resistor in linear power supplies so that we can always have power?
One thing i use is a reference voltage circuit (very cheap) to calibrate my cheap voltage meters and write the date on the back. Often cheap meters don't have a way to calibrate, but it's easy to find how to add a variable resistor yourself.
More great advice. My question is do cheap soldering irons get hot enough? I've seen many guys say they're junk, they break, don't heat up. Are they just being snobs?
Everything tool must be a good quality:) i have hot air,solderstation,stereoscope microscope for amateur(aomekie),bad multimeter....and i feel sometimes very bad in working :)
Thanks for the inspiration and motivation 🙂 With the excellent videos you have uploaded I’ve repaired 8 Samsung phones varying from a Note 3 faulty note screen to a total restoration of Samsung S6. Over the weeks I’ve been buy tools needed for each repair including Kalafonia flux. Next on my shopping list is a hot air station and micro-soldering tools. I had some difficulty sourcing quality suppliers and with just starting the business, working capitol is limited and I buy as and when needed. I ordered a screen for the note 3 which turned out to be faulty. They sent out a replacement one the next day. Can you give me an indication of what screens you keep in and do you send your old screens with working touch to a refurbishing company ? Any way thanks for the inspiration Sorin and keep up the excellent work. 🙂
The most difficult thing to find is a good soldering wire... I have to buy 5/6 different types every time... because it changes properties every time.... very mad about that...
Hi Sory thank you for shariing so much valuble information. Your doing a great job and because of that life hope is good to you :P I did not see the video but i would like to test my ideas before watch the video. So i assume the 4 must have tools for beginners is training/education. How to use the rite screwdrivers. How not to pull things just because they don't come out, how to use the shoulder gun by feeling the instrument and the board, and by the time you get to have all this in one go, anyone should be able to do basic repairs. But this kind of tools takes years to self develop and not to use them against you,:)) to make you lose more then your earnings are. It is a highly difficult start for pretty much everyone. But once you get the senses rite. You then have to learn a new complex world of electric component and the massive amount of information you must understand and be able to use. I wanted to say that it gets easier the more time you spend practising the job. But in reality ... is not true at all. it gets wireder and harder each iterration of electronic devices. To the point when The really smart ones can do a lot of money but the vast majority will fail. So yeah. Higly valuable to have a loaded brain. But what are the side effects of the long run? sudden death? and still looking young? Every year you must be adapting or dying. maby you don't get to suffer straight away but in 10 years you need to learn adapt and use what you learned , if you can in order to ensure success in the future. But we are getting old and we are getting worn out by stress and the many difficult moment technician experience at work.
Switching lab power supplies have short cut protection. The only disadvantage is that the cheaper ones might have some noise at the output. But they are light and much cheaper.
Hi sir..consider me as your new your student..very interested in electronics..and i learned slowly and surely by your live tutorial..may i know the very heplful server of yours?thank you..
thanks for this beginner video, i saw one you your video and did you mentioned the "brute force" correct me if i type the wrong word. Can you make a video regarding "brute force" including the tools and the process. Sorry i'm just a beginner. Thank you.
Agree, for the average hobbyist doing the odd soldering repair - I still have an Antex XS25 I bought in 1991 - had one replacement element in that time, still going fine :D I have several multimeters of varying price and function - maximum £30, the most recent £10 Aldi one does everything I need :D I have a Weller station and hot-air station from a clear-out so they would have ended up in a skip. Be nice to have a microscope but even though I consider myself doing a lot on repairs (including SMD) I can't justify a) the cost and b) the space needed :o
Umski Yep i have the 25 watt iXS25 as well, a good iron but the tips just get eaten away inside (typical for antex tips), no it's not the iron getting weaker it's vanishing copper lol. I have an old fluke bench meter, but those yellow mastec 830b meters i have loads of,. Dead handy to monitor many points on an amplifier that's on test. Crude little things but great for basic Go/No go tests. Aldi can be handy, but if you see something usefull then get it fast as you can, they don't sell the item again for years. I've had ratchet spanners/digital calipers and heatshrink tube from them, good enough quality and cheaper than halfords. Although anywhere is cheaper than halfords lol :-D
@@zx8401ztv yes true with Aldi stuff (and Helfrauds :D) - I hedged my bets with the multimeter as they had loads - got it for £7.99 when there were still a load left after a few weeks. On the other hand they had a gas soldering iron on recently and hedged again but then they only had 2 left the week after so stumped up full price :/
I have a fluke 87 III and a fluke 87 V. The V has everything like duty cycle, Hertz , current clamp probes (that I need to get 80$-140$ dollars later) I would never have had these if my dad didn't get me then after his job retired them for no reason besides deemed "flaking out" and its never even been calibrated....I'm an overclocker and repair/modding enthusiast of all the things and I've never needed the resistance accuracy, special features or anything since I've had it. I'm glad I have it but I'd never pay 500 $ like they go for... I also using a clearence 20-30$ soldering station and just changed the tip after 4-5 years. Only thing I need now is more rosin flux. I've been using some liquid flux...I think I'll go watch your video on how to make flux. Edit. I also have a few hot air guns but theyre the big hair dryer size. They've saved many computers, graphics cards, cell phones laptops , xboxs etc. From water damage alone also thank you for teaching me things like heating up the board on a space heater. You remind me of my dad actually only you can actually explain things well haha no to see if his power supply is linear and show him why I'll be shorting those resistors
My Tools Crimping Desoldering gun/Set Glue gun Ethernet tester/Rj 45 Multi screw drivers Dry/heater blower Wire jumpers Multi testers/analog and digital Software installers External CD ROM USB flash Thermal Paste Brushers Cutters Notebook/pen Cellphone & Laptop
Back in the 70’s when I was a young teenager I had a bit of wood with 2 lengths of wire top an bottom (a bread board) and a ‘lucky bag’ bag of bits. I got a small pocket analog multimeter for my 14th birthday and away I went. I tried making a soldering iron and blew the mains fuse for the ‘ringmain’.
Nearly 45yrs later I’m still learning about electronics.
My hobby became my job and today I learned something from Sorin.
This is the place for honesty.
You are really a great teacher because of you from an electronics hobbyist am going to transform to an electronics technician.
Dl. Sorin, mi-am facut si eu laboratorul meu acasa asta datorita bunavointei dumneavoastra de a imparti cu noi cunostintele pe care le detineti, tin sa va multumesc pe aceasta cale si va marturiesc ca ma uit cu mare interes la fiecare clip pe care il postati.
Felicitari !
Power Supply: Korad KA3005D
Soldering Station: KSGER OLED T12
Hot Air: BEST BST-863
Flux: Kalafonia
Microscope: Whatever you can afford.
Multimeter: UT801 he is using is really outdated look for Uni-T UT8802E Or UT8803E
I like this man's videos already before they start.
Great video. I love listening to Soren's laconic Eastern European monologues about things - I especially love the way he phrases things.
'Is good. Is cheap. Don't get expensive. You will be disappointed.'
Another great video Sorin. Just a word on ordering from China. If the item ordered is valued above £10 approx, customes and excise will ask for 20% VAT which is okay BUT, the Royal Mail will add another £8.00 set admin charge. So, if the soldering iron costs £19.00 from Ali Express, expect to pay an additional £11.80 !
Never thought about the tips when buying soldering iron/station for forever! But it is an eye-opener when looking back at all the lost time and tools.
I am an experienced TV engineer , I totally agree with you no need for expensive tools, so what I have done is, packed my over priced Pace solder station. the NEW solder station in the workshop is a Z99 adjustable solder station I think to 460 oc, the cost £11:85 p no special treatment normal workshop use I want to see how long it lasts, I've also bought a cheap hot air station, as of course the Pace is off line, I'm fascinated to see how they will perform, because I've often wondered if I paid for the name not the device.
Excellent teacher tips, I remember that at 17 years old, he built his hot air plant, blowing it through the porcelain cannon. Greetings from South America
I love beginner videos... Thank you very much sir
hey ,if anyone else wants to learn about
electronics repair tools
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my brother in law got great results with it.
interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for
learn electronics repair
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my work buddy got excellent results with it.
I'm not sure but ,if anyone else trying to find out
electronic repair courses
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my friend got amazing success with it.
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else is searching for
computer laptop repair
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my mate got amazing results with it.
interesting points ,if anyone else needs to find out about
local electronic repair
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my partner got amazing success with it.
Me now 60 I am electronics engineer from India But most time work different field like electric, electronics cement, oil & gas industry. Thanks for your video i have seen your more than 10 video
Great video!
I love beginner videos...
Thank you so much for teaching us . .
Have you noticed? Sorin is good with both hands. He is ambidextrous! Great man!!
Nice point of view , cheap electronic tools and expensive screwdrivers (Totally agree)
hey ,if anyone else wants to learn about
electronics repairer
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my friend got excellent success with it.
My tools: 5€ glue gun, 8€ soldering iron, 10€ multimeter, 3.50€ magnifying glass, 8€ screwdriver kit, 1€ toothbrush, 0€ my old identity card to open laptops or any device, 3€ tweezers kit. Now I have to buy the heater gun station for 20€ approx.
Aarón Stark cheap tools won’t last and are not very useful for beginners, and to get away with using cheap tools then you need to be a expert, a good soldering iron is a must for novice and you’ll get away with using cheap multimeter but the rest of stuff must be decent
@@M.E63 I have no intention to buy expensive tools for the moment, because this is only a hobby for the moment. I work with software, not hardware.
bcoz of this channel i am starting to practicing electronics
Hello my friend....you are one of the best teachers online.....I don't have the words to explain how much I appreciate you and the knowledge you share....I can feed my family making repairs for people......I was thinking of starting a business of building and repairing computers and laptops.....do you think it will be a lucrative business in the US?
I like how you use the power supply to find the shorts. Thanks for the tool review.
congratulation SORIn you are the first person to actually get to Page 4 of the search result.
Im from lithuania to :) im watching all your wideos. Never had better teacher. Great videos man keep it up!
yihua 928d-iii is great and portable. Auto Sleep and constant temp also
I just finished downloading all your videos for like 3-4 days 1 by 1.. Those collection more useful than Imperial Library of Constantinopel.. Jk, I mean its really useful for slow learner like me. Idk I would like to treat you something if you ever come to Malaysia for all the things you done. Thanks a lot!
Btw I ordered ZT 102 multimeter from China its around $8
Also looking for LW-K3010D power supply thats around $40 soon
interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for
electronic repair kit
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my work buddy got great success with it.
interesting points ,if anyone else wants to learn about
toshiba laptop repair
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my cousin got amazing results with it.
@@azersamaali2016 Toshiba have stopped making laptops, all the old ones are easy to fix ;)
I hope every day that you make a video. Thank you for your content.
Hello, thanks again for this video, myself i am using a Mustool G600 microscope , only 35€ , that is not binocular, but HD with a good screen and SD card for recording, good enough to check phone connectors and bad joints or anything, no need a medical laboratory microscope in my case. Good evening and sunday All
i have a cheap hot air and its perfect 4 years now and a cheap iron i buyed last year a weller for me while i love weller and i sended it in 4 times 2 times the powerpack exploded and 2 times it;s brocken at the top so you are very right have a nice day
So informative and complete. Always getting juicy bits of information thar are so helpful,...Thank you
Wish i had seen your video earlier. I recently bought a cheap soldering station and it came with just two tips. And now that i try to buy more i can't find ANY that would fit. No cheap ones, no expensive ones... none. :-D On to the next one i guess. :-D My only consolation is that it cost me just 20 Bulgarian leva a.k.a. £9.
thank you, Sorin the only expensive thing I purchased was my microscope 380 USD from Amscope with a 0.5 Barlow lens.
Sorin, make a video about basic usage of an Oscilloscope, what is important and where is absolutely necessary to use an oscilloscope.
thank you Sorin sir..
I'm from Sri lanka
Your lesson is the best lesson.
I use a DT830B multimetter and Gordak 952,i am very happy.
In one of your videos you used a very thin cordless screw driver. It looked like it was awesome. would love to know the brand. Also thank you. love your videos. I Love the no nonsense , no BS approach with your videos.
It's a wowstick!😀
Microscopes: make sure to get a good boom arm that can swing across the whole board. My first had a short arm and I found my self trying to balance it on half on the boards just to be able to see a section.
Hi sorin, thankyou for your useful tutorial video. Thnx
Good tips for newcomers always straight to the point, i like your accent.. greetings from Brazil.
really you are best man. I have watched your video more and i got more knowledge specially on chipsets.
Real AMTECH is manufactured and distributed only in USA. I have one from Rossmann group and it's very good.
The TS100 and Sequre-001 are sick soldering irons, definately on my to get list.
Thank you sir. You are an awesome person
Mr.Sorin a 100% I agree with you not to buy an expensive tool
have a nice weekend Sorin
You are right, for beginers is ok, but my opinion is this:
1. Fluke multimeters will never die even is wrong conected. A China brand will die when you will conect the A or mA in paralel or any other harmfull connection.
2. A cheep soldering ironer have a long warming time at start and not so real measurement of temperature. An old school Weller is the best, will never die.
3. If you need a powerfull soldering ironer (150W), don't use rubish, use weller or other good brand. Is expensive but you will see the diference.
4. I started with the same tools like you, good advice, now i'm using weller, fluke, wera, is a good mix for me.
The searching for tips and the soldering iron after, is actually a really good tip. I learned it the bad way. Bought my 1st soldering station, a cheap one, and I couldn't find no tips nowhere. I then searched for tips and found out that the Hakko brand is really good and there is a lot on Chinese knockoffs just as good as the original ones. All kinds of tips and soldering irons at really good prices. I have a 2 in 1 YIHUA 862D soldering station and a cheap hakko tips compatible soldering iron for easy transport.
Bought two ANENG AN8009 from Ebay. Very good price/quality and comes with a bag with lots of accessories and different tips.
I use KINGBO RMA-218 gel flux, very good price/quality.
Thanks for putting in this comment I was just about to buy a Bakon BK701D soldering station (USD 135 incl. shipping) and realised you need a specific tip only from Bakon. So now instead I'm going to buy the same as you YIHUA 862D (120 USD incl .shipping) so you save me a potential headache and 15 USD :)
Sorin, please make a tutorial video about power supply on laptop Mainboard and power rail, please explain more about them. I mean how we can recognise which one is power supply and which one is power rail. Thnxxxxxx
See you monday Sr.have good weekend!!!
Thank you for this video. Will you please show us how exactly we can short the current sensing resistor in linear power supplies so that we can always have power?
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I went through your video s and they are both informative and entertaining.
Peter
that solder iron is a Weller clone , it uses mainly N1 tips, but some exotic models use LT or ET tips.
Hi I bought same soldering machine n thank you so much
Excellent job.
Great.... This is coming just at a point when I’m thinking setting up my work space.. thanks
Hi, very helping video thanks...I would like to know , What is proportion of IPA and rosin to make liquid flux ? Pls
One thing i use is a reference voltage circuit (very cheap) to calibrate my cheap voltage meters and write the date on the back.
Often cheap meters don't have a way to calibrate, but it's easy to find how to add a variable resistor yourself.
Maestro, thanks for the tips 👍
More great advice. My question is do cheap soldering irons get hot enough? I've seen many guys say they're junk, they break, don't heat up. Are they just being snobs?
I enjoyed your video and thanks for your honesty on buying tools.
very well explained...
thanks Mr.
have a nice weekend profesor
Everything tool must be a good quality:) i have hot air,solderstation,stereoscope microscope for amateur(aomekie),bad multimeter....and i feel sometimes very bad in working :)
Bless you :)
nice video as usual, and what about the tin soldering wire ? what do you use ? i bought one from aliexpress , it was really bad.
Thanks for the inspiration and motivation 🙂 With the excellent videos you have uploaded I’ve repaired 8 Samsung phones varying from a Note 3 faulty note screen to a total restoration of Samsung S6. Over the weeks I’ve been buy tools needed for each repair including Kalafonia flux. Next on my shopping list is a hot air station and micro-soldering tools. I had some difficulty sourcing quality suppliers and with just starting the business, working capitol is limited and I buy as and when needed. I ordered a screen for the note 3 which turned out to be faulty. They sent out a replacement one the next day. Can you give me an indication of what screens you keep in and do you send your old screens with working touch to a refurbishing company ? Any way thanks for the inspiration Sorin and keep up the excellent work. 🙂
شكرا كثيرا على الفيديوهات الجميلة منك
The most difficult thing to find is a good soldering wire... I have to buy 5/6 different types every time... because it changes properties every time.... very mad about that...
Koster "44" Rosin Core Solder core 66, No. 24-6337-0007 Very good solder!!
3:05 I have that exact multi-meter lol the £12.99 one. It's really good.
Hi Sory thank you for shariing so much valuble information. Your doing a great job and because of that life hope is good to you :P I did not see the video but i would like to test my ideas before watch the video. So i assume the 4 must have tools for beginners is training/education. How to use the rite screwdrivers. How not to pull things just because they don't come out, how to use the shoulder gun by feeling the instrument and the board, and by the time you get to have all this in one go, anyone should be able to do basic repairs. But this kind of tools takes years to self develop and not to use them against you,:)) to make you lose more then your earnings are. It is a highly difficult start for pretty much everyone. But once you get the senses rite. You then have to learn a new complex world of electric component and the massive amount of information you must understand and be able to use. I wanted to say that it gets easier the more time you spend practising the job. But in reality ... is not true at all. it gets wireder and harder each iterration of electronic devices. To the point when The really smart ones can do a lot of money but the vast majority will fail. So yeah. Higly valuable to have a loaded brain. But what are the side effects of the long run? sudden death? and still looking young? Every year you must be adapting or dying. maby you don't get to suffer straight away but in 10 years you need to learn adapt and use what you learned , if you can in order to ensure success in the future. But we are getting old and we are getting worn out by stress and the many difficult moment technician experience at work.
Chinese brand multimeter is good to test low voltage but if you want test the high voltage better use Mastech Uni-t or Fluke
Thanks Sorin , Have a good weekend. :-)
Sorin 15:54 in video.... you should make a video of upgrade linear power supply with that switch. Explain us how to do it. Thanks in advance.
Thank you for those precious advices
Watched the whole video because I wanted to know which USB current meter Sorin used, but he forgot to mention it. I'll get a cheap one!
Valuable informations. THanks.
excellent advice
do you have a video explaining the difference on lineal vs switching power supply?
Switching lab power supplies have short cut protection. The only disadvantage is that the cheaper ones might have some noise at the output. But they are light and much cheaper.
He explains he doesnt want short protection.
Very merciful sir.
I can never thank you enough. Thank you nevertheless.
Man thank you for the video! Making my move right now on the setup!
Exelent.. answers my question in great detail about the power supply.. thanks for the discord invite link too.. you are a saint Sorin😁👍
Hi sir..consider me as your new your student..very interested in electronics..and i learned slowly and surely by your live tutorial..may i know the very heplful server of yours?thank you..
That same kalafonia rosin to come to Canada will cost $18.00 cad.! What do you think ?
What do you think about the TXNLEI 898D 110v solder station for a beginner ? Please give me your thoughts
what is the website that share the problems online please
discordapp.com/invite/6zQWaTN
thanks for this beginner video, i saw one you your video and did you mentioned the "brute force" correct me if i type the wrong word. Can you make a video regarding "brute force" including the tools and the process. Sorry i'm just a beginner. Thank you.
dear sir god bless you and your family.
Hello . Can you say, what is the name of the soldering iron tips that you showed? I cant identify what kind tip is it
I got a multimeter and a solder and a Ali Express microscope usb. Only a power sub and hot air left
For ordinary old through hole components i like Antex 17 and 25 watt irons.
For the bit of electronics i do now, they will do :-)
SMD everywhere these days tho....
zx8401ztv I used to have antex but they are not powerful enough I think and now I got weller and ersa and thermaltronics which are great
Agree, for the average hobbyist doing the odd soldering repair - I still have an Antex XS25 I bought in 1991 - had one replacement element in that time, still going fine :D I have several multimeters of varying price and function - maximum £30, the most recent £10 Aldi one does everything I need :D I have a Weller station and hot-air station from a clear-out so they would have ended up in a skip. Be nice to have a microscope but even though I consider myself doing a lot on repairs (including SMD) I can't justify a) the cost and b) the space needed :o
Umski
Yep i have the 25 watt iXS25 as well, a good iron but the tips just get eaten away inside (typical for antex tips), no it's not the iron getting weaker it's vanishing copper lol.
I have an old fluke bench meter, but those yellow mastec 830b meters i have loads of,.
Dead handy to monitor many points on an amplifier that's on test.
Crude little things but great for basic Go/No go tests.
Aldi can be handy, but if you see something usefull then get it fast as you can, they don't sell the item again for years.
I've had ratchet spanners/digital calipers and heatshrink tube from them, good enough quality and cheaper than halfords.
Although anywhere is cheaper than halfords lol :-D
@@zx8401ztv yes true with Aldi stuff (and Helfrauds :D) - I hedged my bets with the multimeter as they had loads - got it for £7.99 when there were still a load left after a few weeks. On the other hand they had a gas soldering iron on recently and hedged again but then they only had 2 left the week after so stumped up full price :/
Nice info, thank you for sharing it :)
I have a fluke 87 III and a fluke 87 V. The V has everything like duty cycle, Hertz , current clamp probes (that I need to get 80$-140$ dollars later) I would never have had these if my dad didn't get me then after his job retired them for no reason besides deemed "flaking out" and its never even been calibrated....I'm an overclocker and repair/modding enthusiast of all the things and I've never needed the resistance accuracy, special features or anything since I've had it. I'm glad I have it but I'd never pay 500 $ like they go for... I also using a clearence 20-30$ soldering station and just changed the tip after 4-5 years. Only thing I need now is more rosin flux. I've been using some liquid flux...I think I'll go watch your video on how to make flux.
Edit. I also have a few hot air guns but theyre the big hair dryer size. They've saved many computers, graphics cards, cell phones laptops , xboxs etc. From water damage alone also thank you for teaching me things like heating up the board on a space heater. You remind me of my dad actually only you can actually explain things well haha no to see if his power supply is linear and show him why I'll be shorting those resistors
Good video. Have one question. Which screewdriwer you use for Y Iphone screews? This cheap which come with LCD is not reliable. Sorry for bad English
Can you tell me what is the brand and the model of your power supply?
the working distance on that microscope is 85mm, is that enough? seems a bit tight
Useful video 👍
great advice
Those portable multimeters does mash up fast the cheap ones.
What can you advise me as a Young money who is beginning to run the Electronics based company?
Does this apply for consoles too?
My Tools
Crimping
Desoldering gun/Set
Glue gun
Ethernet tester/Rj 45
Multi screw drivers
Dry/heater blower
Wire jumpers
Multi testers/analog and digital
Software installers
External CD ROM
USB flash
Thermal Paste
Brushers
Cutters
Notebook/pen
Cellphone & Laptop
@glyn hodges i said Crimping not crimpers. My goodness. Bad reading..