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Final Wiring
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Tin the Tip:
Lightly coat the tip
with solder before and after use.
The tip is coated in iron (which rusts).
Tinning it after you finish will protect it
from rusting. Tinning it before use will
help it conduct heat.
Shiny Tips Work Better:
Keep the
tip clean by wiping it from time to
time on a damp sponge.
!
Adult Supervision Required.
Be Careful of Burns.
Wear Safety Glasses.
Pushing the solder directly
onto the soldering iron tip
will cause a bad solder joint.
Soldering
Iron Tip
Wire
Terminal
Solder
How To Solder
When else do you get to melt metal?
Good Solder Joint
Bad Solder Joint
Solder forms as a ball.
Fix by applying heat with the
soldering iron until solder
flows between components.
Solder flows over and
between components.
Tip Tips
(soldering Iron Tips)
1
st
2
nd
1.
Place the tip of the soldering iron firmly
against the wire and terminal.
2.
Push the solder in between the terminal,
wire and soldering iron.
3.
Add solder until a thin coating flows over
and between components. Pull the solder
away, followed by the the soldering iron.
4.
Do not move the components until the
solder has cooled.
