Soldering

Yay! no paperwork for this one - just a printed circuit board which you get to take home with you when you are done.  Please be careful not to lose any pieces - they are small and tend to disappear when they hit the carpet.

Please watch the following video on soldering basics and safety - glasses on at all times

to watch this on YouTube, please click here: https://youtu.be/H18sBhkpF7s

For the lesson today, you are going to strip and solder the ends of two wire, flip it around and help your partner strip and solder the other side.

Step 1) Strip 7-10 mm of insulation to expose the bare metal wire underneath. 

Step 2) Twist the ends together and secure the wires using needle nose pliers or carefully with the diagonal cutters.

Step 3) Use the soldering iron to heat the wires, then apply the solder.  It should be the wires melting the solder, not the soldering iron.

                                  to watch this on YouTube, please click here: https://youtu.be/x6vvL_4RYbc

Now it's time to pick your project.



Please watch the following video on soldering printed circuit boards - glasses on at all times


                to watch this on YouTube, please click here: https://youtu.be/Cfx9bEBotX0