Soldering 101 and/ or beginning Electronics DVD's?

[mothersescape]

Hi,

I have a young daughter and son that I would like to get interested in
electronics plus hone my skills as well. I have been looking for
beginner soldering and electronic DVD's but without any luck. Maybe I
am not searching in the right places.

Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated,
Sincerely,
a homeschooling mom

 

[Dan Hollands]

Check out:

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/ese/rca/funstuff/soldering/soldering.html

http://www.circuittechctr.com/guides/7-1-1.shtml

http://www.chase-pitkin.com/How-To/Projects/electric/soldering/solder.htm


Review the above and practice - it's not that hard

Dan

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[JeffM]

http://www.chase-pitkin.com/How-To/Projects/electric/soldering/solder.htm

Dan Hollands

The *file the tip* advice here is outdated.
Modern tips are iron-clad; filing them will shorten their lives.

 

[mothersescape]

Thanks I will give it a try!

 

[Graham Knott]

Hi,

I have a young daughter and son that I would like to get interested in
electronics plus hone my skills as well. I have been looking for
beginner soldering and electronic DVD's but without any luck. Maybe I
am not searching in the right places.

Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated,
Sincerely,
a homeschooling mom

Have a look at
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g.knott/index.htm

 

[John Larkin]

Hi,

I have a young daughter and son that I would like to get interested in
electronics plus hone my skills as well. I have been looking for
beginner soldering and electronic DVD's but without any luck. Maybe I
am not searching in the right places.

Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated,
Sincerely,
a homeschooling mom

Just keep the lead out of their little bodies.

John

 

[Kitchen Man]

Thanks I will give it a try!

Don't forget the safety glasses - you don't want a 2d or 3d degree
burn on your eye. It appears as if all the referenced pages did
forget.

 

[God Bless The World]

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...refox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official_s&sa=N

Yes, Do not file these kind of tips they will get damaged

 

[whisky-dave]

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...refox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official_s&sa=N

Yes, Do not file these kind of tips they will get damaged.

I work in a teaching lab where soldering is done, will will be going over
to lead free solder by 2006 as part of the RoHS 'directive'

I doubt the home user has follow these directives, but working
in a univercity teachign labs we have googles and fume extractors......

I particualy recomend googles as they are cheap and may well
save your eyesight.

using l;ead-free
Some basic differences are;
that lead free solder melts at about 20C higher than leaded solder.
Lead free solder is more corrosive especially for the solder bits which
should have a protective coating.
You might also need a slightly hotter/higher power iron as more
heat is required.

A good solder joint looks different from what the leaded solder does,
i.e not a shiny reflective surface, a good lead-free joint will look
duller.
The joint takes longer to heat up and the components are therefore
more likely to be damaged due to heat.


The page is more to do with 'welding' than electronic engineering
and components.
http://documents.rs-components.com/EITC/UK/generalFiles/LF_hand_soldering.pdf

The above is a bit technical but does have a few pictures in the 11
page or so PDF.

 

[JeffM]

I doubt the home user has [to] follow these directives,

but working in a [univerSity] [teachiNG] labs[,]
we have googles
whisky-dave

Everyone does. http://www.google.com
Some have protective eyewear as well.
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:goggles
..
..

I particualy recomend [goggles] as they are cheap
and may well save your eyesight.

If you spell the word correctly on the order form.
..
..

I work in a teaching lab

I'd like them to make use of spellcheckers mandatory.
A little time in an English class wouldn't hurt.