Soldering on PCB - I Started Simple... Really Simple :)

Started by DogDidIt, January 12, 2014, 06:45:46 PM

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DogDidIt

Hello all,
If you've been like me, wanting to buy/build that first qrp kit, but concerned about your soldering skills on small objects, one option is to first start on a kid's mini kit.

I've soldered before but never on a pcb, so I decided to first start on a kid's learn-to-solder mini kit.  All it does is flash a couple of LEDs, but it was good to improve my skills and build my confidence on something cheap/small.  What's next, you ask?  I'm thinking a KX-1.  :)
Happy building everyone.
DogDidIt

gil


cockpitbob

It does look good.  Nice work.
For me, the big thing to remember with soldering is that it is all about heat flow.  Tiny parts on a skinny trace take only a little heat.  Copper really sucks up the heat, so a large part connected to a big area of copper on the board will take a lot of heat. 

gil

And it is important that the tip of your soldering iron touches both the component lead and the copper trace..

Gil.