A Basic Soldering Workshop

 

Want to learn the basics of soldering?

By popular request we will have a Basic Soldering Workshop in October. Among the topics to be discussed will be:

• Basic soldering of wires and  electronic components to circuit boards..
• Soldering wires together.
• Soldering cable connectors onto coax, e.g. PL-259, SMA, BNC, etc.
• Tinning, and why it is used.
• Dealing with braided wires vs. solid wires.
• Types of solder to use. Rosin core or not.
• Soldering temperature considerations, e.g. to get the best soldering connections without damaging wires and components.
• Undoing / repairing a poor solder joint
• Different types of soldering irons and soldering tips.
• Methods to “hold” components together while soldering.
• Safety issues.
• Difficulties / issues soldering different types of materials, and how to overcome those issues

The latter part of the workshop will be devoted top making a LED Christmas Tree kit.

The session will be led by Dino VE7XN. Dino has offered a number of project workshops to SARC/SEPAR in the past. We expect this workshop to be over subscribed as we have a maximum of 12 seats, but additional sessions will be arranged as needed.

Larry Bloom VE7LXB

Surrey Amateur Radio Communications

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