Pinecil Guides to Soldering
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Guides for Soldering & Maintenance
General Soldering Guides
- Why have different tips?
- Easier method to solder SMD, and a clever Cleaning method
- How to Solder SMD & Small Components - Mr. Solder
- Pace Basic Soldering lesson 1-9
- How to Desolder/Correct mistakes
- Ultimate soldering guide
- Switching to Lead-free solder
- Beginner's Guide to Soldering - Mr. Solder
- Fine SMD Soldering
- Soldering Comic book
Does Solder type and Flux matter?
How do I keep the Tip Clean?
What Temperature should I use?
1. General Formula: add 120°C to the melting point listed on the solder label, and adjust up/down as needed for different tasks.
- Example: the solder says 220°C melt point, then
220 + 120 = 340 °C - One could also try these common working temperatures below, start lower and increment by 5 °C until you get a comfortable working temperature (thicker wires & situations dictate more or less).
Common Working Temperatures
* For Lead solder: 300°C - 320°C
* For No-lead solder: 350°C - 365°C
2. If there is no listed melting point, refer to google or a chart like below for your specific type of solder alloy:
3. Adding a small amount of solder to your tip before starting increases the thermal mass of the tip and could help. See the soldering guides for demonstrations of this.