8
Soldering
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When the soldering iron has reached
the desired temperature, you can start
to solder.
1. Remove the soldering iron from
the stand.
2. Clean the tip on the sponge in the
iron stand, so impurities and
oxides are removed from the
soldering tip.
3. Tin the soldering iron’s tip.
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°
°
°
4. Hold the soldering iron tip to the
point to be soldered.
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5. Heat the point to be soldered and
the connection pins of the
respective component (transistor,
IC, diode, resistors) at the same
time, so the solder flows well to
make a good, electrically
conductive connection, and apply
the solder.
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6. After soldering, remove the
soldering iron tip from the point
and let the point cool.
T o tin the tip, coat the tip w ith solder and im m ediately brush off the
excess w ith a soft cloth to form a sm ooth, silvery soldering surface.
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°
°
°
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• Never hold the
soldering tip to the
soldering point too
long. Otherwise, the
soldering point is
destroyed.
• Working with higher
soldering
temperatures can
shorten the life of the
soldering tip and
heating element. The
ideal soldering
temperature is
between 572
°
F to
716
°
F (300
°
C to
380
°
C).
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