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== Training ==
== Training ==
Soldering is not difficult, but understanding some basic concepts will go a long way toward a successful experience. After scouring the web for examples of soldering training, we really liked the lessons captured in two different sets, one from [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL926EC0F1F93C1837 PACE] and one from [https://www.howcast.com/guides/930-how-to-solder Howcast]. The videos from PACE are well produced (for something older than your parents) and have a lot of good information. Most of the quizzable information is in the very first video, but the other videos have great examples of good and bad soldering joints.
Soldering is not difficult, but understanding some basic concepts will go a long way toward a successful experience. After scouring the web for examples of soldering training, we really liked the lessons captured in the [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL926EC0F1F93C1837 PACE] series, despite the fact that they were filmed in the 80's. These videos are well produced (for something possibly older than your parents) and have a lot of good information. The quizzable information is in the very first, fifth, and sixth videos, but the other videos have great examples of good and bad soldering joints.
Another more modern video from [https://www.beautyandthebolt Beauty and the Bolt] is also insightful. TThis video is a little more modern, and a good resource, but not as technically interesting. It talks a bit about desoldering as well as soldering wires together and how to use heat shrink and electrical tape.
Finally, there is an official training video from the [[Maker Hub]] that is tailored to our specific space and equipment. This video will give you the information you need to perform the live solder demonstration required for your soldering certification.
Finally, there is an official training video from the [[Maker Hub]] that is tailored to our specific space and equipment. This video will give you the information you need to perform the live solder demonstration required for your soldering certification.
=== Beauty and the Bolt ===
=== Beauty and the Bolt ===
Not as technical, but there are some good tips for soldering different things here, as well as desoldering things.
Not as technical, but there are some good tips for soldering different things here, as well as desoldering things. There are also a couple of items that should be addressed.
* When soldering the vector board, she does not use flux. This works as the surfaces are clean and there is flux in the rosin-core solder she is using. However, using flux is always recommended.
* She shows how to solder solid-core wire together and then she uses [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat-shrink_tubing heatshrink tubing]] to cover the joint. Heatshrink is a wonderful thing, and the way that she used it was correct. However, the method she used only works well if the wire is not connected to other things. Often, the wires are connected on either end, and the splice is being performed to complete a connection. If one waits until after soldering before adding the heatshrink, it ... uh ... no worky. The heatshrink should be put on first, run down the wire out of the way, and then the wire can be twisted and soldered. After it cools, slide the heatshrink up and use the heat gun to shrink it.
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