How to Solder in 30 Seconds

video How to Solder in 30 Seconds

This is a brief (very brief) tutorial of how to solder. Due to the lack of time, soldering through hole components to circuit boards are only explained. This is one of the most common types of soldering for DIYers like in the Instructable community.

klee27x says: Aug 12, 2009. 10:46 PM

Hehe. I love soldering guides. If I can add my 2 cents, I'd suggest you don't wipe the tip off before putting the iron away. Always put fresh solder on it right after you wipe it. So if you're lazy, then only wipe it right before you solder something, not afterward.

zoltzerino in reply to klee27xAug 29, 2009. 4:03 PM

if you leave an iron to 'dry out' (leave it switched on with no solder on the tip) it relly damages the iron because of the oxidisation. obviously this happens anyway but heat speeds up chemical processes. I built a simply standby switch / extension lead / crude heat controller using a cheapo dimmer switch ( when one is not using the iron simply turn the heat down).