How to Use a Soldering Iron - The Basics | How to Solder

Basic soldering techniques video. Tips & Tricks
Soldering is easy to learn. Here's how to...
Using:
Yubright 0.7mm 60/40 Resin Core Solder (Lead free is also available)
Weller WLC100 Soldering Iron Station
Wire Stripper & Wire Cutter
Demonstrations:
Pigtail & Inline Wire Splices
Heat-shrink Tubing application
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You just helped me repair my husband's electric bass! Thank you!

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[@sweatyrockr]

Excellent tutorial. I've never seen anyone solder by heating the wire first and letting it do all of the work. But it makes so much sense.

[@cxbra]

Thanks for posting! After watching this video, I set out to weld up some clothes hanger wires for an art piece that im working on. After about an hour I got it down and can make clean "welds".

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Such a useful skill to have. Thank goodness for the internet!

[@jask0]

Thanks for making this. I'll be using this as a reference tomorrow!

[@rmsg7504]

Thank you for posting this video! My soldering was a bit rusty so I watched your video. I managed to fix a broken wire on my daily Sears multi-meter. It is inexpensive but works fine again now. Also, even more helpful is your discussion of your Weller Iron. I found a new one on Ebay for $53 USD shipped... so seeing that you used it I immediately purchased it as it is a great deal. Thanks again, please keep posting your projects they are great!

[@BabyPholol]

Thank you for the tips. I always put the SOLDER on the IRON. Now my refrig works perfectly fine!

[@walterbrunswick]

You did well.
What I find is coating the copper wire with a flux paste (a "tinning flux") greatly helps in heat transfer and wetting as well as preventing copper oxides from forming. The solder flows almost instantaneously all over the fluxed joint (capillary action). That way you aren't applying as much heat to the join and your coating/insulation will not melt.

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This is the perfect How-To video ahead of a project I have coming up, thank you.

[@PsychoFreke]

Thanks a lot for this! I had been applying the solder to the iron and then trying to put it on the wire. No wonder I gave up trying to solder so quickly! :)

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I wish all how-to videos were as well put together as this was. Thanks!

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[@oasido]

Thank you so much, I should of watch the video before doing it myself for the first time.

[@tomgraham2289]

Thanks so much for this video! I have soldered copper tubing and do pretty well at that, but in terms of wiring I wasn't applying the principal of heating the wire joint (as you would heat the tubing joint to draw in the solder). I made a big mess of the electronics of a nice electric guitar ... Now I think I can redo it much better!

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I'm a 54 yr old Aussie and not too proud to say that I'm here 'learning how to solder', having never done so before. Thanks for the tips and your time. This Interweb and RUclips are really just "the ants pants", eh? I, honestly would have put the solder to the tip of the Iron, not the wire or metal that I wish to join together. This helped heaps. Cheers !!

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Good video- I'm currently soldering the guts of an electric guitar and this is really helpful

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Me too!

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I think this video is going to save me money on solder tips. I've wrecked 3 already. After this, I shouldn't have that problem anymore. Thank you.

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Very well done sir. Trying to install a car stereo and wanted to solder new harness. Didn't trust but splicers. But had never soldered. Will try this technique.

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This video was clear and easy to follow. I have never done solder and wanted to wire my wife's stereo into her fj cruiser so after some practice, I will hit it

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no no, thank you for creating this video... i feel like a professional already and i haven't even started

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Awesome info.. Very informative and saved me a bunch of money. I was able to repair my midtronics instead of replacing it which wouldve been about $900.. Thanks

[@MarkFelg]

very very nice, informative ... and great that you show a few of your own tips and tricks

[@Greg-Ski]

thank you very much for taking the time and explaining and demoing this I love the lighter torch old school bit

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Thanks so much for taking the time to make this helpful video! God bless you.

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I'm just new to soldering, and this will help me tremendously. Thanks.

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That's interesting - guess I've never discussed soldering with my cousins in England. Thanks for expanding our knowledge of English!

[@Mchenrygames]

thanks a lot for the refresher, I was doing it all wrong. The key is to keep the components together, heat them then apply the tin wire

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You should teach a course in electronics! Nicely done. Thanks for the video!

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I bought a $10 soldering iron and now I realize I've been doing it wrong for a year or so. It worked on my connections so far, but the connections weren't very strong and were usually very globby and dull. Thank you for showing me how to do it right.

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Thanks for the video it helped me a lot
I didn't know what I was doing wrong but after watching this and practicing on some resistors and a small board I think I got it now

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Just the information I needed. thanks!

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I now understand why I was having problems, thank you

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OMG, beautiful technique, wish i had seen this when you posted it initally, so much better than the technique taught to me @ sparkie class!!!

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Hello good afternoon. This is a great video. I'm 25 and looking to get into electronic and phone repairs. Soldering is something I need to learn. I have learned a lot from this one video.
I have subscribed to your channel. I'm the type of guy who would physically recommend RUclips channels to my friends.
This will definitely be a channel I will recommend to people.
Have a wonderful day.

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[@SuperScottCrawford]

two small things - with the first example, if you do use heat shrink tubing, usually you need to already have it on one of the wires or else you'll be outta luck.
also, if you don't have wire strippers handy, you can melt the sheath of the wire off with just a little application of flame. slightly melt it and it tugs right off.

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Never actually thought of using fire as a way to cut that cover. Thanks for the tip!

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Thanks alot for uploading such a helpful video.Thanks again....

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No more using a Bic lighter or propane torch. It worked well for many applications, but I finally decided to purchase a soldering iron for more detailed work.

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Thank you.

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[@cssbain]

Thanks for the video! I have realized I have been using solder that is too big for my application. I also need more practice...

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Greatn video. I won't burn my hands anymore.

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+TheThreeCraftateers - I didn't know what I was doing.

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Great Tutorial thank you mate! :)

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[@MINERAL-115]

Cheers for that. Wasn't sure as to the best way to join the wires prior; the "X" made a lot of sense. :)

[@mylittleponyluver409]

I'm 14 and been soldering pigtails for a very ling time,,and I don't like how the pigtails look,,but u showed me how to solder straight and not crooked thanks bro nice vid 1 like,,maybe a sub if I get really interested in ur videos bro.

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Thanks for the video... really helpful...

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Perfect! Thanks!

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Thanks, very good and informative.