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====General Procedure====
====General Procedure====
# Acquire a soldering station. For this procedure, this particular station will be referenced, the Weller WES51. .<figure-inline class="mw-default-size"><figure-inline>[[File:...solderingiron.png|300x300px]]</figure-inline></figure-inline>
# Acquire a soldering station. For this procedure, this particular station will be referenced, the Weller WES51. .<figure-inline class="mw-default-size"><figure-inline><figure-inline>[[File:...solderingiron.png|300x300px]]</figure-inline></figure-inline></figure-inline>
# You can power it on using the switch on the left and control the temperature in °F using the temperature knob on the right. 650-750 °F is a good temperature range to keep it at. When the light is solid green, the iron is not heated up yet. When it is heated to the temperature you set on the temperature knob, it will start blinking green.
# You can power it on using the switch on the left and control the temperature in °F using the temperature knob on the right. 650-750 °F is a good temperature range to keep it at. When the light is solid green, the iron is not heated up yet. When it is heated to the temperature you set on the temperature knob, it will start blinking green.
# Before you begin using the soldering iron, wet the sponge! Take it to a sink and drench that boi. This is used to clean the soldering iron continually during use. If you don't make it wet, it will burn up the sponge and smell/look gross, and it won't clean the soldering iron.
# Before you begin using the soldering iron, wet the sponge! Take it to a sink and drench that boi. This is used to clean the soldering iron continually during use. If you don't make it wet, it will burn up the sponge and smell/look gross, and it won't clean the soldering iron.
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# Now you're ready to use the soldering iron!
==Safety==
==Safety==
# Soldering Irons can get up to 1000 °F. This is really hot, so do not touch it. Any metal thing on the iron is hot. Be sure to hold the iron like a pencil, and ONLY hold it by the handle.
# Soldering Irons can get up to 1000 °F. This is really hot, so do not touch it. Any metal thing on the iron is hot. Be sure to hold the iron like a pencil, and ONLY hold it by the handle.