Hey gang, anyone want to point me to a good on line resource for soldering for those that have no clue how it works? I read about how great it is to solder your wires and track pieces and would love to learn more. I am clueless!
Thanks
Jared
Jared,
This site might be helpful to you. I just Googled under “soldering”:
http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderfaq.htm
Don’t forget to PRACTICE! on something unimportant until you start to get the hang of it.
Good Luck!
D’oh. Dont know why I couldn’t have done the same thing. Thanks for the tip and the time it took to look it up.Nifty little website.[:I]
Jared
Jared,
Others have more expertise, but the things I found helpful when I asked similar questions awhile back:
- Clean parts (whatever you are soldering, e.g. track and wire)
- Good mechanical connection (ie, two parts close together, intertwined, etc.)
- Rosin core (not acid) solder of a fairly thin diameter
- Tin wire and tip of iron in advance.
- Use flux paste.
- Use tip on iron suitable for job (e.g. small chisel tip for feeder wires on track).
- Use hot, but not too large an iron, e.g. I use 35 watt for feeder wire to track.
- Consider solder station (you can control heat, have a place to set the iron while not in use, and have something to clean the tip, e.g. wet sponge).
I am sure there are more things that I have forgotten, but these got me past solder feeder wires to the track on the new HO layout my grandson and I are building. Now I wonder why I was so worried. Good luck.
John
Austin, Texas