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DrewKaree:

Chad, this is a bit of a long download since it's not specific to soldering (it's about making a cable) but just fast forward to where the guy solders the cable up.  He also is using something to hold the cable while he solders, but he's using a multi-directional vice.  Mebbe if you've got a vice....

http://revision3.com/systm/avcabling/media

ChadTower:


Downloading now... the big wmv should only take about a half hour.

DrewKaree:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 15, 2005, 07:22:10 pm ---
Downloading now... the big wmv should only take about a half hour.

--- End quote ---

Try walking your father-in-law through downloading a file when he doesn't understand where it's going or how to find it....on dial-up.

He somehow managed to make an entire drive on his PC unuseable.

krick:

I'm not sure if this was made clear or not but here's how I was taught to tin one of the radio shack type 15-30 watt irons.  If my technique isn't textbook perfect, I'm sure someone will chime in and correct it, but here you go...

1) with the iron cold, clean the tip with fine emory cloth, followed by some steel wool until it isn't black.  Usually, it will be shiny silver or copper or some combination depending on how much you had to sand it.

2) clean all the dust off with a damp cloth, let the iron fully dry.

3) heat the iron up until it will melt solder when you touch it directly to the tip.

4) unplug the iron, and begin rubbing solder all over the tip until it is covered and the solder wil no longer melt.  Let it completly cool.

5) heat the iron back up, and when it's hot, wipe off the excess solder on a damp sponge.  at the point the tip should be shiny and silver all over.  You should be ready to solder now.

 

dabone:

I usually wear jeans when I solder, and wipe the tip every couple of solder joints on the leg of my jeans.

Just a little hot, but no sponge to worry about.

Also use a fine pointed tip. They are easier to control (at least for me)

http://www.kitsusa.net/phpstore/html/WELLER-WLC100-SOLDERING-STATION.html

This is the iron I have been using for the last 4 or 5 years.

http://www.action-electronics.com/wept1.htm

Of these tips I use a pth usually.

Using this type of equipment is a TON better than the radio shack crap irons.
(And not that expensive)


With this Iron I can solder 120v wires or tack solder onto motherboard traces.
5 to 40watts give you a wide range to work with.


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