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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: archer on Wed, 26 August 2015, 15:13:00

Title: Learning to Solder / Desolder
Post by: archer on Wed, 26 August 2015, 15:13:00

Hey everyone! I'm wanting to learn how to solder/desolder switches on a PCB.. it's something that's interested me for a little while now, so I thought I'd make an attempt at learning how it's done.

I was wondering though, and hopefully you all can help me with this, what equipment would I need to get started so that I can learn to solder and desolder?

I'm sure I'll spend hours watching youtube videos to watch how it's done, but for starters, I really have no clue what equipment/supplies I'd need.

Thanks in advance for your time!

Title: Re: Learning to Solder / Desolder
Post by: Dgsbllx on Wed, 26 August 2015, 15:14:19

The Living Soldering Thread is definitely worth checking out, most of the stuff i know is from there and i'm sure most stuff has been covered by now

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42824.0

Title: Re: Learning to Solder / Desolder
Post by: henz on Wed, 26 August 2015, 15:21:15

this was my goto:

after that i was a happy panda.

Title: Re: Learning to Solder / Desolder
Post by: 108 on Wed, 26 August 2015, 15:38:31

 1. (http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/)
2. (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42824.0)
These helped me out alot.

Title: Re: Learning to Solder / Desolder
Post by: archer on Wed, 26 August 2015, 16:03:03

I will take a look when I get home from work.. thanks everyone!