Surface Mount Soldering with the Cheapest Soldering Iron on Amazon

In this video I demonstrate soldering with the Plusivo soldering iron. Video begins with a brief discussion on the difference between expensive and cheap soldering irons, then we get right to an unboxing and demonstration of the cheapest soldering iron on Amazon. My battery dies and my phone memory fills up resulting in two spots where the video is disrupted. I also short the boost supply by having the multimeter leads connected incorrectly, allowing me to demonstrate removing parts with just a soldering iron and replacing them.

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Starting to solder the USB connector:
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Discussion about SMD LEDs and their orientation:
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Resistor "tombstoning" or "stonehenging":
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Battery charge IC soldering:
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Soldering new leads on a battery:
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Testing the battery charge regulator:
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Soldering the boost regulator (first time):
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Testing the boost regulator:
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Soldering the op-amp (#1) (silently):
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Desoldering a resistor with an iron (two ways):
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Soldering a through-hole diode:
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Testing the pulse generation circuit with a multimeter:
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Retrofit with new circuit (that doesn't end up working right):
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Testing the retrofit:
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Big Cap (foreva!"):
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Tinning the leads of a wire assembly:
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Soldering a through-hole wire assembly from the top:
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Measuring current consumption and charge current:
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Smoke that boost!:
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Removing the boost:
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Measure the new boost and realize my mistake:
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Testing the Sharp sensor:
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