@@alexanderwoolley1623 These videos hands-on, high quality material about basic electronics soldering processes, emphasizing the mistakes the operator may find and what should be done to fix it. Soldering and basic electronics are different subjects.
I've been tinkering with electronics for most of my life. I don't think I ever really knew how to use a wick before. I tried it on a recent repair and followed your advice. I look like a pro now. THANKS!
I never used flux in all my soldering work I thought I had solder wire with flux inside so no use of excess flux but now I knew the value of flux. Thanks a lot, Love from India😐😄...
Great video. Another approach with solder wick is to dunk the solder wick in the flux before you try to remove excess solder. This also works good with the harder resin fluxes. Just heat up the wick with the soldering iron while dragging it through the flux.
A real joy to watch your videos, they de-mystify the art of soldering so beautifully. Mesmerising how easy you make it look, while teaching us the right technique and approach is just a matter of patience and practice practice practice👍
Man you rock! Really. Your "no words" video are far the best I found on internet. Doing soldering since i was 14 (and I'm 57), but still learning a lot from you. Thank you so much!
I got my solder at age 12 from a local t.v shop for just a buck (60 rs)...and then surfed thought TH-cam how to make circuits where I found how to make a water alarm then i got back to the t.v mechanic and showed him the video he got me all the parts and taught along the way how to solder.....what are capacitors... I would go to his shop in the morning and get back home in the evening .....he would manage his clients work and as soon he gets some time he would teach me .... ... After a week I made a very good model And showed it the teacher 😂 and he immediately sended me to the physics proffeser ....and completely got amazed by how a 6th grade child advance graduate Level stuff .....after then....my life was gone up...my class mates started thinking that I am a genius ,😂......I am right now 14 and turning 15 in November and learning coding .....hope you also get so much fun as I got
Gianni you may be able to answer this since ive not found anything online. Im about to do a hdmi port repair on my ps4 just waiting for parts but all the videos use a heat air gun thing to remove the part and only use an iron to replace the part and solder back is this a must or will it just simply take me alittle longer thanks in advance
I find your videos very informative. For someone who has tried soldering many times and failed many times, it is good to see what to do and what not to do, including seeing practical examples of what happens when you try incorrectly to solder. Thank you!
I did not know anything about soldering. Your videos very effective for learning soldering. Now I am able to overcome many problems related to soldering. Thanks in advance for future videos.
Thank you for this video! I find that i was not using enough flux when i was soldering. Your videos are helping me to perfect my soldering abilities. Great job!
More flux might help me with my solder bridge blues. I spend more time repairing bridges and not as nice as your repairs, either. Thanks for the great examples!
If you can, try to get one of those 900M-T-2CM tips, it's the one with the solder well / dimpled tip. Others may call it the Miniwave tip. It's a lot better than the just the flat beveled tips, just use it the same as a regular beveled tip. You won't regret it, advice from an IPC specialist.
Thanks for your videos, you have done so many research in soldering. For anybody who want to learn perfect soldering, your videos can make them as masters in soldering. Thanks for your hard work. You have good interest in these works. I have never seen efforts like this. You have shown all possible tips and tricks.Thanks. Your videos will be useful for many peoples.
I just ordered a container of flux and a new tip and Im diving in when they come home. I think Ive learned some techniques that will help from your channel. Thank you.
An alternative to solder sponges is a sort of wire wool that you rub the tip through. Does a good job of removing excess plus also a bit abrasive against contaminants on the tip. Plus even with really great irons the temperature drop from with wet sponges just doesn't happen with the wool. Tip cleaner is also handy as the higher temperatures you run the iron at with lead-free seem to clog the tips more frequently. Got to watch with how often you apply heat too. I was told that the modern lead-free solders soak up the copper pads thinning them. I don't know how true this is, but opt for avoiding too much rework. I'd rather leave some excess solder than going for the best looking joint. I find using lots and lots of flux (I use a liquid one squirted out from a small bottle) and trying to clear a solder short on SMT pins just with the iron the best option, but you need to have a big tip for this. Only when you've tried a couple of times and the solder refuses to come away from the IC do I opt for solder braid. Then you've got to be really careful as it may stick to the part, or the bridge doesn't fully come away from the part leaving some inaccessible right at the IC itself. Then you're left with having to add solder back in just to get at the excess! I'd say that you have to try to minimise how many times you apply heat to the part and board. There's certainly a risk of lifting pads, and that can be impossible to repair in some cases. Definitely a skill and a good guide video, thank you!
@@B9NE - The steel wool I use is ultra fine (I think is size 000), it's very soft and thinner than cotton fiber. Has been working fine for over 20 years now without wearing out the tips.
@@B9NE - Yeah, I didn't actually mean those course Brillo pads. ;) You can find them at most kitchen cleaning sections of supermarkets, Walmart, etc. When you touch it, it should feel like soft cotton. Works great on tips without damaging it. They are cheap, half a dozen pads for just a couple of dollars.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So so so much for all those tips. I was sturugled so much as a beginner in soldering. All of my soldering was a big big mess all the way. Lol
It's easier to add paste flux to the wick or the wire than to smear it on the joint. If you insist on fluxing joints, use liquid flux or a lower viscosity paste that comes in a syringe. Try putting the wick or wire in the flux paste can and applying heat while it is in the can to coat the wire or wick with flux. In other words "tin" the wire or wick with flux paste first. Then put the wire or wick on the joint and apply heat to clear the solder bridge. Doing it this way you don't have to concern yourself with soldering iron temperature beyond providing sufficient heat. Another technique not mentioned here is vacuum. Vacuum works better with larger joints, but the decision as to which technique to use is up to the technician. Vacuum using a bulb or spring-type desoldering tool is cheap and can remove large amounts of solder compared to wire, wick or a soldering iron tip. Vacuum desoldering with a bulb or spring-type desoldering tool is old-school. By that it was popular back when everything was either point-to-point wired (tubes) or pin-through-hole (discreet transistors and DIP packages). These days vacuum desoldering applies most to power supplies where there are still a lot of pin-through-hole components and DIP packages such as opto-couplers. Solder rework stations often include one-handed vacuum desoldering guns that can come in handy at times. Vacuum desoldering should be in your bag of tricks even if it amounts to nothing more than a cheap bulb type tool.
wow it's crazy how a bigger tip makes working with smaller pins EASIER than a smaller tip cos it can wick up all the excess solder more!!!! i love that :D
Great video. If anyone is wondering what type of flux is being used it’s a re-work gel or know as a tacky flux. SolderKing manufacture the Halogen Free Re-Work Gel that would be good for this application, good price as well. You want one that leaves clean post soldered residues and doesn’t cause long term corrosion when being left On the board
@@dergescheidte547 I do this for chips with e=0.5mm: Put the board vertical, give the solder tip a big drop of solder and run the drop from top to bottom. Works better with SnPb and lots of flux, use chisel tip
Your the best thank you now I can fix my DVD drive on my TV it came with this problem from the factory I think it's an old and cheap one but love it love you
whats in the orange brush that you use at the end of the job?? alcohol ?? and how do you remove exidation from the tip ?? thank you. really helping vidéo !
I've learnt I have my sponge too wet. However, I use brass wool when soldering and only use my sponge when I’m cleaning my iron ready for tinning after I finish working. I was advised to use the Hakko tips on my cheaper station and they do make a difference. One tip costs about the same as a dozen off eBay but it’s worth it.
What it lacks in grammatical coherence, it makes up in extremely clear examples. I'll take this over a 15 minute video of a guy talking about how to do it right.
You make it look so easy & beautiful! If you're using flux paste what is on the paint brush? What is bad temp exactly vs the green checkmark good temp? Loving your videos!
i like how even tho he apparently isnt very good at english, he makes up for it with the editing via visuals lol. the only thing I kinda have to ignore is the music but good videos
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Blown away by the quality of this video. No talking and just straight essential information with demo!! Wish they were all like this.
hand become more power and lost careful!!!!!!
These videos are terrible for anyone trying to learn electronics, there is far better content out there imo.
😃😊 its great
@@alexanderwoolley1623 These videos hands-on, high quality material about basic electronics soldering processes, emphasizing the mistakes the operator may find and what should be done to fix it. Soldering and basic electronics are different subjects.
@@kdam39 not everyone have english as thier 1st lang...
😊 what's matter is you understand what they meant by it...
When in doubt, apply more flux!
I've been tinkering with electronics for most of my life. I don't think I ever really knew how to use a wick before. I tried it on a recent repair and followed your advice. I look like a pro now. THANKS!
I never used flux in all my soldering work I thought I had solder wire with flux inside so no use of excess flux but now I knew the value of flux. Thanks a lot, Love from India😐😄...
4:10 Oh yes, the quantum state of moist, no dry & no wet
perfectly balanced as all things should be
-thanos
Schrodinger‘s cat, I see. So wet and dry, at the same time
Superposition sponge
Exactly wtf I was wo.dering. tf does that even mean??! _"no wet, no dry"_ huh??!
Great video. Another approach with solder wick is to dunk the solder wick in the flux before you try to remove excess solder. This also works good with the harder resin fluxes. Just heat up the wick with the soldering iron while dragging it through the flux.
Can't agree more!
A real joy to watch your videos, they de-mystify the art of soldering so beautifully. Mesmerising how easy you make it look, while teaching us the right technique and approach is just a matter of patience and practice practice practice👍
I truly appreciate the effort and patience of bad soldering the same components multiple times just to fix it and remove the excess. Much respect!
Man you rock! Really. Your "no words" video are far the best I found on internet. Doing soldering since i was 14 (and I'm 57), but still learning a lot from you.
Thank you so much!
Im 13 and in 3 or so days im getting my 1st soldering iron so im watching videos to learn how to solder and clean the tip and everything like that.
I got my solder at age 12 from a local t.v shop for just a buck (60 rs)...and then surfed thought TH-cam how to make circuits where I found how to make a water alarm then i got back to the t.v mechanic and showed him the video he got me all the parts and taught along the way how to solder.....what are capacitors...
I would go to his shop in the morning and get back home in the evening .....he would manage his clients work and as soon he gets some time he would teach me ....
... After a week I made a very good model
And showed it the teacher 😂 and he immediately sended me to the physics proffeser ....and completely got amazed by how a 6th grade child advance graduate Level stuff .....after then....my life was gone up...my class mates started thinking that I am a genius ,😂......I am right now 14 and turning 15 in November and learning coding .....hope you also get so much fun as I got
Gianni you may be able to answer this since ive not found anything online. Im about to do a hdmi port repair on my ps4 just waiting for parts but all the videos use a heat air gun thing to remove the part and only use an iron to replace the part and solder back is this a must or will it just simply take me alittle longer thanks in advance
I am going to mod my 3ds for usb c
I find your videos very informative. For someone who has tried soldering many times and failed many times, it is good to see what to do and what not to do, including seeing practical examples of what happens when you try incorrectly to solder. Thank you!
I did not know anything about soldering. Your videos very effective for learning soldering. Now I am able to overcome many problems related to soldering. Thanks in advance for future videos.
Hand become more power and lost careful 😂😂
I know right lol, yet I still learnt the most from these videos.
Yea, maybe the grammar isn't quite there, but he did pass some info
Op
hahaha i agree with you..........................but the grammar is not the point here XD
That’s weirdly understandable
Very clever! I like how you show *what mistakes look like* before what a success is. So we can tell, exactly, what we're missing. Thank you!
Thank you for this video! I find that i was not using enough flux when i was soldering. Your videos are helping me to perfect my soldering abilities. Great job!
More flux might help me with my solder bridge blues. I spend more time repairing bridges and not as nice as your repairs, either. Thanks for the great examples!
Thank you so much. The best video for soldering. So many questions have been answered with elegant precision.
Yes i agree with you
What is the music names in the background
Awesome, I love how you showed the wrong way too!
Thank you, I understood these videos better than English speaking, you explain very well without words. Great job.
If you can, try to get one of those 900M-T-2CM tips, it's the one with the solder well / dimpled tip. Others may call it the Miniwave tip. It's a lot better than the just the flat beveled tips, just use it the same as a regular beveled tip. You won't regret it, advice from an IPC specialist.
What I've learnt from your videos I've not been told by anyone. It's like learning in a classroom. Awesome videos. 👍
You have the best solder tutorials I have even seen. Thank you.
No dry & No wet = moist
DJH com or damp
Moist. 😊
@@jjbailey01 sluuuurrrrppp
Me no understand.. woot woot? lol
You're a Starburst .
Wow. Your video's really tell a special part of the story that is not available anywhere else. Thanks so much.
Congratulations you made the best videos of this topic on youtube to date.
You don't make any mistakes, a great job.
Details is what matters in an explanation and u provide it. Great teaching👍
I came here out of frustration but I stayed for the knowledge! Great videos!
Thanks for your videos, you have done so many research in soldering. For anybody who want to learn perfect soldering, your videos can make them as masters in soldering. Thanks for your hard work. You have good interest in these works. I have never seen efforts like this. You have shown all possible tips and tricks.Thanks. Your videos will be useful for many peoples.
Soldering is more of an art form. You got to learn behavior of Solder and flux to work easily. Great video.
Very informative and helped alot! Didn't realize how important the right amount of moisture in the sponge was! Thanks!
Your videos are excellent - hands on on the matter, without losing even a minute on a pointless explanation. Keep it up!
I just ordered a container of flux and a new tip and Im diving in when they come home. I think Ive learned some techniques that will help from your channel. Thank you.
One of the nicest soldering howto's i have seen so far !
Your videos are the best for people new to soldering
10 gauge speaker wire also makes a great solder wick.
I have used it works great
Thanks for thiiis
Thanks for the advise.
Thanks for the advice! Will use this when in need!
An alternative to solder sponges is a sort of wire wool that you rub the tip through. Does a good job of removing excess plus also a bit abrasive against contaminants on the tip. Plus even with really great irons the temperature drop from with wet sponges just doesn't happen with the wool. Tip cleaner is also handy as the higher temperatures you run the iron at with lead-free seem to clog the tips more frequently.
Got to watch with how often you apply heat too. I was told that the modern lead-free solders soak up the copper pads thinning them. I don't know how true this is, but opt for avoiding too much rework. I'd rather leave some excess solder than going for the best looking joint.
I find using lots and lots of flux (I use a liquid one squirted out from a small bottle) and trying to clear a solder short on SMT pins just with the iron the best option, but you need to have a big tip for this. Only when you've tried a couple of times and the solder refuses to come away from the IC do I opt for solder braid. Then you've got to be really careful as it may stick to the part, or the bridge doesn't fully come away from the part leaving some inaccessible right at the IC itself. Then you're left with having to add solder back in just to get at the excess!
I'd say that you have to try to minimise how many times you apply heat to the part and board. There's certainly a risk of lifting pads, and that can be impossible to repair in some cases.
Definitely a skill and a good guide video, thank you!
Yep, that's what I use, very fine steel wool Brillo pads, no need to wet it ever, and as you've said it cleans contaminants off the tip great.
@@BillAnt steel wool is too abrasive you want to use brass wool. Steel and copper wool will wear out your tips faster.
@@B9NE - The steel wool I use is ultra fine (I think is size 000), it's very soft and thinner than cotton fiber. Has been working fine for over 20 years now without wearing out the tips.
@@BillAnt I'll have to check that out. Sounds awesome
@@B9NE - Yeah, I didn't actually mean those course Brillo pads. ;) You can find them at most kitchen cleaning sections of supermarkets, Walmart, etc. When you touch it, it should feel like soft cotton. Works great on tips without damaging it. They are cheap, half a dozen pads for just a couple of dollars.
Best entry soldering guide by far ! Informative, detail and not too draggy. Thank you so much and subscribed. Hope for more video !
So show the next step (non entry) soldering guide on TH-cam!
Think i just found the best guide on youtube whatsoever
These are vey goods tips since the lack of appropiate technique guide us to many fails. Thank you.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So so so much for all those tips. I was sturugled so much as a beginner in soldering. All of my soldering was a big big mess all the way. Lol
I'll be sure to master the art of solder wick after watching the correct technique. Thank you, friend.
It's easier to add paste flux to the wick or the wire than to smear it on the joint.
If you insist on fluxing joints, use liquid flux or a lower viscosity paste that comes in a syringe.
Try putting the wick or wire in the flux paste can and applying heat while it is in the can to coat the wire or wick with flux.
In other words "tin" the wire or wick with flux paste first.
Then put the wire or wick on the joint and apply heat to clear the solder bridge.
Doing it this way you don't have to concern yourself with soldering iron temperature beyond providing sufficient heat.
Another technique not mentioned here is vacuum.
Vacuum works better with larger joints, but the decision as to which technique to use is up to the technician.
Vacuum using a bulb or spring-type desoldering tool is cheap and can remove large amounts of solder compared to wire, wick or a soldering iron tip.
Vacuum desoldering with a bulb or spring-type desoldering tool is old-school.
By that it was popular back when everything was either point-to-point wired (tubes) or pin-through-hole (discreet transistors and DIP packages).
These days vacuum desoldering applies most to power supplies where there are still a lot of pin-through-hole components and DIP packages such as opto-couplers. Solder rework stations often include one-handed vacuum desoldering guns that can come in handy at times.
Vacuum desoldering should be in your bag of tricks even if it amounts to nothing more than a cheap bulb type tool.
Thanks for that mini novel
wow it's crazy how a bigger tip makes working with smaller pins EASIER than a smaller tip cos it can wick up all the excess solder more!!!! i love that :D
If this man learns the word "damp" he'll be unstoppable
I came looking for tips and tricks, and i found a gold mine of information!
thank you so much! 😍
The best introductory video for learning soldering
First time I tried desoldering with a wick I didn't use flux. Felt like I was scammed. Then I bought flux and worked like a charm lmao
Thank you for showing us many different techniques for desoldering and correcting solder bridges!
thank you! I didn't know about difference between wet sponge and semi-dry. I've always used more wet one.
I absolutely love these videos, but the captions are just too funny lol
I hadn't thought of using wire as solder wick. Great idea!
Just wow for information density and quality. Learned so much from so little.
My man AK makes it look so easy. My tools are somehow less supportive of my aspirations. Great video, thanks!
This is the best explanation i have ever seen. Thx man
So good!! Well deserved millions of views.
Your tutorials are amazing! All of them.
Excellent and fun video. I love the last method. Fix a solder bridge and tin a hookup wire in one step.
Great video. If anyone is wondering what type of flux is being used it’s a re-work gel or know as a tacky flux. SolderKing manufacture the Halogen Free Re-Work Gel that would be good for this application, good price as well. You want one that leaves clean post soldered residues and doesn’t cause long term corrosion when being left On the board
Excellent, chisel tip is the best.
Use small pieces of solder wick and good temp.
Best Regards.
your videos are clear to see from different countries
I shoud be studying for my exam from economics... but instead watching this..... btw.. nice job :-)
So satisfactory to watch! Man you gained a subscriber👍
You saved my day, best video on this subject ever
Excellent video... many other people have told me this... but you have showed me and showed me why!
Best 10 mins of youtube today for me
I dont know why this is reccomended for me but ill still watch it
The last one was the best and cheapest
Thank you for your videos, I have become much better at soldering from them. Priceless
wow, I learn so much every time I see a video of yours...
Best video on TH-cam. Great job.
Köszönöm. Most leírva látom, ami 30 éve világos.
Your videos are not only good quality, you also include all the relevant information in descriptions AND in the video. I couldn't not subscribe :)
You are awarded PhD.
i just turn the board upside down and apply heat with my iron, gravity pulls the excess solder directly on the tip and i can get rid of it.
Works well on big soldering places but try to do zhis on small SMDs where the pins arent even a milimeter apart
@@dergescheidte547 I do this for chips with e=0.5mm:
Put the board vertical, give the solder tip a big drop of solder and run the drop from top to bottom.
Works better with SnPb and lots of flux, use chisel tip
Wicks really help. Help with removal of damaged parts and with removing unwanted bridges.
Great video, I just love how easy it is to distinct different situations from each other in it.
But man! The grammar is so bad it's good.
This is awesome. I don't know anything about it but now am super interested in the subject
Your the best thank you now I can fix my DVD drive on my TV it came with this problem from the factory I think it's an old and cheap one but love it love you
Absolutely the best soldering learning video!!
EZ sub!
Simple and efficient demonstrations with minimally required explanations.
Great videos, keep up the good work.
Thanks for sharing your tips about Desoldering. Nice video 👍 satisfying video😊
This is a very excellent video. well done sir.
This dude uses more flux in one pass than I've used in all my soldering work combined. Which would explain my crappy jobs.
a most exellent demo sir.well done
“No dry & no wet” sounds like something Mr Miyagi would say
This is a cute soldering video. It's like pets, but they're IC's!
That was so much informative, I know why I effed up now. Thank you so much
I like your idea of using a copper core cable, economical 😍
whats in the orange brush that you use at the end of the job?? alcohol ?? and how do you remove exidation from the tip ?? thank you. really helping vidéo !
Woaw.. I'm learning a lot. Thank you, teacher.
The very last tip was awesome... didn't even think about that.
Wow what a helpful video. Your videos are very helpful
Thanks dude, very helpful! Video was zoomed very well. Great job!
I've learnt I have my sponge too wet. However, I use brass wool when soldering and only use my sponge when I’m cleaning my iron ready for tinning after I finish working.
I was advised to use the Hakko tips on my cheaper station and they do make a difference. One tip costs about the same as a dozen off eBay but it’s worth it.
What it lacks in grammatical coherence, it makes up in extremely clear examples. I'll take this over a 15 minute video of a guy talking about how to do it right.
You make it look so easy & beautiful! If you're using flux paste what is on the paint brush? What is bad temp exactly vs the green checkmark good temp? Loving your videos!
Big thumbs up. Thanks for taking the time to show us this!
i like how even tho he apparently isnt very good at english, he makes up for it with the editing via visuals lol. the only thing I kinda have to ignore is the music but good videos
Brilliant video, cuts straight to the point 👍
Amazing videos. I learn the little important stuff from them. Subscribed.
I would like to know what temperature your use (350ºF, 450 ºF, etc.?)
You are really a Master !
Thanks a lot.
Zardove I would like to know aswell