I almost exclusively do surface mount soldering because I wanted to get in to modifying and repairing gameboys and this has been huge help with learning. My biggest takeaway is I’ve been overthinking it a lot. Mainly with how and when or how much flux to use. All this stuff is lot more straightforward than I thought I just have to get my technique down.
Very well explained. This guy is my come-to-guy for soldering learning. I have watched many soldering videos on here, this gentleman is by far the best.
Kudos for demonstrating a large variety of components. I especially liked that you included the micro USB connector and SD card socket. Excellent follow-up to your other soldering videos!
I was an electronics tech in the US Navy. I had about two days of soldering training in my basic school. I never had the opportunity to attend a specific class to become a solder technician. Thank you! for filling in some long left empty gaps in my learning!
Hey Bruce! Thanks for the tips. I have never soldered a surface mount component until today. I got my daughter and myself a couple of FM radio kits from Ali Express (to work on together). There was one 16 pin surface mount IC. Using your instructions (and the You Tube vid on "Pause" while we worked, we got it done and the radio WORKED! I would not have been game to attempt such magical arts without your instruction.
This series of tutorials are just pure gold! Thanks. I have zero experience in this field, I was always somewhat interested, you explained all very well.
I had a GeForce 2 MX card back in the day married to a Gigabyte board and an Pentium 200 MMX. After a month or so the GeForce refused to work in 3D, so I took it out and found the SMD Crystal Oscillator hanging on one pad only. Of course the shop I bought it from didn't want to hear about it. I took it back home, borrowed my fathers 100W tin iron, desoldered the through-hole oscillator from my old TNT card, shortenned and bent its legs and resoldered it onto the GeForce. I lost 2 FPS, but it never went wrong again... Nowadays I'm collecting old computers and radiograms. The plan is to use a more suitable soldering iron this time😅. Thank you for your videos Bruce! At least I know I'm not alone with this madness.
This is incredible. Thank you so much for the instruction. How do you keep your hand so steady? I am wanting to get into soldering electronics but I am nervous I may shake to much.
I'm trying to learn how to tinker with electric guitars and guitar pedals, and this series has been so much more clear and informative than other videos I've watched. Thank you!!!
I am rubbish at soldering to the point of giving up. However having seen how it’s done and the various pieces require to solder.. I feel much more confident when 8 get around to doing this in the future.. this little series has been a bit of a revelation for this novice.. thanks..
Thank you so much for being honest about using leaded solder! I really hate it when RUclips technicians act like lead-free solder is the only acceptable way to go.
Wow!! With more and more PCBs having Surface mount components, this is VITAL info. I am an Amateur Radio Hobbyist and may never use all the skills you teach BUT what a wonderful skill to know and practice. I will obtain some of the Practice kits you mentioned and have at it. Thank you for a wonderfully prepared and presented series on Soldering! Thank you also for the great Links to products you use!!
Thank you, Bruce! I've saved this to my "Watch Later" list for reference. I plan to swap a 386SX-16 (QFP) CPU from one board to another soon to see if I can get it working. Yes, the first one works, but it will support faster and better CPUs than the second.
Fantastic video Bruce!! Can’t wait to see the next one in the series on BGA’s. I have an old MBP with a defective NVIDIA GPU and want to replace it. Thanks again!!
Your videos are perfectly clear and understandable. We'll highly appreciate if you start teaching electronics on youtube. By teaching I mean systematically from beginner to professional level I'm sure lots of people will find it helpful and will appreciate your work. thank you very much for your valuable content.
If I was an instructor/teacher, I would definitely have everyone watch your videos…I just wanted to solder some LED light strips and now I’m watching a CB soldering video 😂
ill have buy a truckload of flux haha. Thanks!! i really appreciate that you go through multiple examples, and dont leave out foundational "obvious" info!
Damn! Best video about soldering. $1.000.000 video. I am about too start with repairing electrical devices for the most part if i'm wondering about something about it i will check this video! Thanks mate!
Thanks a lot - doing SMD rework on a 3D printer controller with a dead driver. Will be my first SMD soldering ever, so your video is very appreciated. The clarification of the NEED for flux was a big help.
Good audio, great picture quality, and a very friendly and likable man explaining and demonstrating it all very clearly. I’m a fan! This channel is an example of excellent YouTubing. Thanks!
It is interesting to note that when a through hole component has to be soldered, the iron tip first jointly hots up the PCB and component and then apply solder, whilst for SMDs, we see the opposite, i.e. first put solder on the soldering iron tip and then solder the component to the PCB. Note sure then as to why the SMD soldering order can't apply then to the THT case as in both cases it's about soldering ;metal with metal;. Thanks for this very instructional video!
Excellent video Bruce! I've got to say that I've been soldering for the past 10 years and you have provided some very thorough explanation in details. I definitely learned some new tricks and techniques by watching this video. That was a excellent pointer on how to solder sd card pins. also, I really liked that you took time to explain how to identify the alignment before soldering as well as which way to place the chips by identifying pin 1. Excellent source for the old and new people who are getting into soldering. I did wanted to ask, will you make a video on how to look for short circuits that would be also be an interesting one.
Downloaded this halfway through to keep as a reference for future. Thank you for the time and care you take in making these videos. I have learned so many useful tips and also discovered i was making so many mistakes in my soldering.
Absolutely fascinating! I NEED TO USE MORE FLUX. I've had a go at soldering a few larger components in my attempts at simple electronics using an Arduino, which I am still learning. About six months ago, while walking the Offa's Dyke (ancient Wales/England border), I wondered if it would be possible to use solar power to charge/power my tablet. There are portable panels you can buy. This got me interested in the use of solar power, and with it simple electronics. I cannot believe the size of some of the components you soldered in the video! 👍👍👍
Thanks a lot for your great work on those tutorials. Just an addition to your comments about heat and when to increase it. If you work with boards that contain a lot of copper traces or you have to solder parts that are connected to a ground plane, increasing the heat of the iron to temps of above 380 degrees C might work but it’s still risky in my opinion. I’ve seen plenty of soldering attempts where the person had to put so much heat into the board (because the copper traces wicked it away fast) that they still managed to destroy components or burn or melt components or the PCB. It might actually be better to invest in a way to preheat the PCB. I have found it to make a lot of that particular soldering work a lot easier and less error prone if the PCB has been pre-heated and the temperature differential is lower.
Just got done with part 1 and 2. Time for 3. I need that shirt. Gnarly how they totally killed the subplot with the trash in the movie. Great videos bud. Keep it up. Thx for the info.
I will be attempting my first SMD soldering for a diode. Your tutorials make me more confident for my install. I also thought that resistor id app or calculator on your basic soldering video was terrific. What is the name to download for my android device? Thank you for all the terrific videos.
Very informative, well explained and produced. Between your and Mr SolderFix videos, you have both provided wonderful insights and training, sometimes with slight variations on techniques and preferences.
Great video for me who’s never dealt with SMD’s. I have some questions that weren’t covered, or I missed. Solder wick, which is the best size / brand to use and why? QFN’s, is there a risk of the excess solder bridging a pin to the center pad? If so, how can I tell I have this issue? For a novice like me I find that 500-550°F is a safe temperature to prevent burning components as we get comfortable with the process.
Thanks for a great video, and a great 3-part series. You mentioned 350 C as a good temperature to start with. Is this specifically for surface mount soldering? I ask because in the Part 1 video you mentioned 400 C as the recommended temp. Just wanted to clarify this aspect of the “art”!
Very well done as usual! One thing you left me curious about: You mentioned PLCCs could be soldered to the board or inserted into a socket. I wonder if you might sometime show how to install such a socket.
Fantastic explanations, a great head start for newcomers and a welcome refresher for veterans, Bruce! May I ask what cleaning "detergent" you are currently using in the Ultrasonic Cleaner? Some special (very expensive - at least over here) PCB US stuff? Or simple dish detergent you would be using in your sink?
I use a product called Electro, which is made by an Australian company called Kleentek. For people in other parts of the world I usually recommend Branson EC, though I have never actually tried it myself (it's not sold out here).
Im new to the hobby and i really love it this is obviously a newb question but whats the overall difference from using solder mask from nail polish? Obviously id rather choose the mask but in a pinch could nail polish serve as a comprehensive replacement? or not so much?
Yes nail polish is fine. The main reason why I use solder mask is because I can cure it quickly with a UV laser, whereas the nail polish can take longer to dry.
I can only give you sizes in T12 tips, as that's what I use. The main one I use is a BC2 which is a bevelled tip and is about 2mm wide at the end. For the really fine work, I use a C1 bevelled tip that is about 1mm wide at the end.
Dear Bruce, When you eventually do your flux comparison video please include the kester TSF-6502JCR. Even more important though... try and do a cleaning "no-clean" fluxes comparison and what you eventually needed to do to remove the flux without your pcb being sticky / having white residue / being covered in gunk / Your pin headers, pots and electrolytic capacitors not having melted. Yes, no-clean isn't supposed to be cleaned, but well , we all clean it I suppose and for some fluxes this is where a trip to hell on earth starts.
Excellent video/information. I must also praise your efforts with your production quality, can really see the difference in this vid vs the 1st one in the series.
Also, do you have a vid on "reballing"? I have managed to get an old Mac going by putting the board in the oven to fix a dry joint, but wouldn't dare to try to remove and replace the CPU.
The microphone I used in in the intro is a cheap one off Amazon (J K Professional), and is connected to a Rode Wireless Go II wireless mic transmitter (which is giving me some grief at the moment). The voiceovers during the demos were recorded with a Rode Podcaster.
Hello Bruce, can I ask, where do we get to buy, make, the PCB rotating device, so I can get one. Thank you, look forward to part 4, on Soldering etc.,🎉❤
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This is a masterclass in soldering. I appreciate the attention to detail you put in, to explain all the minute details that often are overlooked.
I almost exclusively do surface mount soldering because I wanted to get in to modifying and repairing gameboys and this has been huge help with learning. My biggest takeaway is I’ve been overthinking it a lot. Mainly with how and when or how much flux to use. All this stuff is lot more straightforward than I thought I just have to get my technique down.
@Killian665 Could you share what are your preferred tip sizes and shapes for SMD?
Very well explained. This guy is my come-to-guy for soldering learning. I have watched many soldering videos on here, this gentleman is by far the best.
Thank you!
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Best video on SMC soldering (and I've reviewed about a dozen.) Many thanks!
Kudos for demonstrating a large variety of components. I especially liked that you included the micro USB connector and SD card socket. Excellent follow-up to your other soldering videos!
Awesome addition to the series, sir! And may I just point out how amazingly clear the audio is?! Simply amazing.
I was an electronics tech in the US Navy. I had about two days of soldering training in my basic school. I never had the opportunity to attend a specific class to become a solder technician. Thank you! for filling in some long left empty gaps in my learning!
extremely helpful. I learned more here than the seemingly hundreds of other videos I've seen about soldering. THANK YOU!
Hey Bruce! Thanks for the tips. I have never soldered a surface mount component until today. I got my daughter and myself a couple of FM radio kits from Ali Express (to work on together). There was one 16 pin surface mount IC. Using your instructions (and the You Tube vid on "Pause" while we worked, we got it done and the radio WORKED! I would not have been game to attempt such magical arts without your instruction.
Very good explanations! Totally understandable even to novices (like me)!
This series of tutorials are just pure gold! Thanks. I have zero experience in this field, I was always somewhat interested, you explained all very well.
Dude earned my respect and subscription. Quality uninterrupted educational content.
Thank you!
I had a GeForce 2 MX card back in the day married to a Gigabyte board and an Pentium 200 MMX. After a month or so the GeForce refused to work in 3D, so I took it out and found the SMD Crystal Oscillator hanging on one pad only. Of course the shop I bought it from didn't want to hear about it. I took it back home, borrowed my fathers 100W tin iron, desoldered the through-hole oscillator from my old TNT card, shortenned and bent its legs and resoldered it onto the GeForce. I lost 2 FPS, but it never went wrong again... Nowadays I'm collecting old computers and radiograms. The plan is to use a more suitable soldering iron this time😅. Thank you for your videos Bruce! At least I know I'm not alone with this madness.
This is the most comprehansive tutorial I’ve ever found! Thank You!❤
Outstanding tutorial, many thanks for the straight-forward and comprehensive explanation of soldering different SMD components.
This is incredible. Thank you so much for the instruction. How do you keep your hand so steady? I am wanting to get into soldering electronics but I am nervous I may shake to much.
I'm trying to learn how to tinker with electric guitars and guitar pedals, and this series has been so much more clear and informative than other videos I've watched. Thank you!!!
I am rubbish at soldering to the point of giving up. However having seen how it’s done and the various pieces require to solder.. I feel much more confident when 8 get around to doing this in the future.. this little series has been a bit of a revelation for this novice.. thanks..
The Best soldering tutorial on RUclips 💯🙏🏾
Thank you!
Great series but where is part 4? That’s the one I need!
Thank you so much for being honest about using leaded solder! I really hate it when RUclips technicians act like lead-free solder is the only acceptable way to go.
Very educational. You saved me hunderds of Euro's course costs 😁😁
Wow!! With more and more PCBs having Surface mount components, this is VITAL info. I am an Amateur Radio Hobbyist and may never use all the skills you teach BUT what a wonderful skill to know and practice. I will obtain some of the Practice kits you mentioned and have at it. Thank you for a wonderfully prepared and presented series on Soldering! Thank you also for the great Links to products you use!!
The best professional video about soldering. Great work and a very sastifying video. No brainer thumbs up,,👍
Thank you!
Thank you, Bruce! I've saved this to my "Watch Later" list for reference. I plan to swap a 386SX-16 (QFP) CPU from one board to another soon to see if I can get it working. Yes, the first one works, but it will support faster and better CPUs than the second.
Don't forget to practice on something worthless first!
suprub way of talking....good voice for professional voiceover
Fantastic video Bruce!! Can’t wait to see the next one in the series on BGA’s. I have an old MBP with a defective NVIDIA GPU and want to replace it. Thanks again!!
What I learned from this video: you can never have too much flux
Your videos are perfectly clear and understandable.
We'll highly appreciate if you start teaching electronics on youtube.
By teaching I mean systematically from beginner to professional level I'm sure lots of people will find it helpful and will appreciate your work.
thank you very much for your valuable content.
By far the best tutorial I've seen on this topic. Very well done, Sir.
If I was an instructor/teacher, I would definitely have everyone watch your videos…I just wanted to solder some LED light strips and now I’m watching a CB soldering video 😂
Nice work Bruce. The most comprehensive video I have seen on surface mount soldering yet. You make it look easy!
ill have buy a truckload of flux haha. Thanks!! i really appreciate that you go through multiple examples, and dont leave out foundational "obvious" info!
Damn! Best video about soldering. $1.000.000 video.
I am about too start with repairing electrical devices for the most part if i'm wondering about something about it i will check this video!
Thanks mate!
Great video, Bruce! Thanks for showing how to deal with bridges!
Thanks a lot - doing SMD rework on a 3D printer controller with a dead driver. Will be my first SMD soldering ever, so your video is very appreciated. The clarification of the NEED for flux was a big help.
I like that drag solder technique!!! Tell me if I were to get good at soldering how would I be able to monetize this skill? Great videos!!!
Good audio, great picture quality, and a very friendly and likable man explaining and demonstrating it all very clearly. I’m a fan! This channel is an example of excellent YouTubing. Thanks!
It is interesting to note that when a through hole component has to be soldered, the iron tip first jointly hots up the PCB and component and then apply solder, whilst for SMDs, we see the opposite, i.e. first put solder on the soldering iron tip and then solder the component to the PCB. Note sure then as to why the SMD soldering order can't apply then to the THT case as in both cases it's about soldering ;metal with metal;. Thanks for this very instructional video!
Bruce your guides are seriously good. I'm sure I would have got an ATAR of 100 if you had been my teacher in Y12.
Great video, worth noting to change the chapters to indexed format, so the timeline is chaptered for YT also boosts video discoverability a lil.
Excellent video Bruce! I've got to say that I've been soldering for the past 10 years and you have provided some very thorough explanation in details. I definitely learned some new tricks and techniques by watching this video. That was a excellent pointer on how to solder sd card pins. also, I really liked that you took time to explain how to identify the alignment before soldering as well as which way to place the chips by identifying pin 1. Excellent source for the old and new people who are getting into soldering. I did wanted to ask, will you make a video on how to look for short circuits that would be also be an interesting one.
@1:53 You mention your next video of solder reworking. Is it available? I don't see it, and am anxiously awaiting the next piece of amazing content!
Downloaded this halfway through to keep as a reference for future. Thank you for the time and care you take in making these videos. I have learned so many useful tips and also discovered i was making so many mistakes in my soldering.
Absolutely fascinating! I NEED TO USE MORE FLUX. I've had a go at soldering a few larger components in my attempts at simple electronics using an Arduino, which I am still learning. About six months ago, while walking the Offa's Dyke (ancient Wales/England border), I wondered if it would be possible to use solar power to charge/power my tablet. There are portable panels you can buy. This got me interested in the use of solar power, and with it simple electronics. I cannot believe the size of some of the components you soldered in the video! 👍👍👍
Thanks a lot for your great work on those tutorials.
Just an addition to your comments about heat and when to increase it.
If you work with boards that contain a lot of copper traces or you have to solder parts that are connected to a ground plane, increasing the heat of the iron to temps of above 380 degrees C might work but it’s still risky in my opinion. I’ve seen plenty of soldering attempts where the person had to put so much heat into the board (because the copper traces wicked it away fast) that they still managed to destroy components or burn or melt components or the PCB.
It might actually be better to invest in a way to preheat the PCB. I have found it to make a lot of that particular soldering work a lot easier and less error prone if the PCB has been pre-heated and the temperature differential is lower.
Just got done with part 1 and 2. Time for 3.
I need that shirt. Gnarly how they totally killed the subplot with the trash in the movie.
Great videos bud. Keep it up. Thx for the info.
...then 30 seconds later....you give details on how to get the shirt. Legend.
I will be attempting my first SMD soldering for a diode. Your tutorials make me more confident for my install. I also thought that resistor id app or calculator on your basic soldering video was terrific. What is the name to download for my android device? Thank you for all the terrific videos.
Loved how you explain everything.
Waaoo what a great teacher\instructor no secret was left out
Ooh. Thank you for this video. Now I feel like I’m brave enough to try this out. Knowledge is dangerous 😅
Amazing videos. Thanks for educating people on the art of electronics. I always wanted to learn micro-soldering ❤
Very informative, well explained and produced.
Between your and Mr SolderFix videos, you have both provided wonderful insights and training, sometimes with slight variations on techniques and preferences.
This is a terrific and informative video, thank you for your contribution to this hobby!
Excellent video and very informative. Well done 👏
Excellent work, as always Bruce!
Great video for me who’s never dealt with SMD’s. I have some questions that weren’t covered, or I missed. Solder wick, which is the best size / brand to use and why? QFN’s, is there a risk of the excess solder bridging a pin to the center pad? If so, how can I tell I have this issue?
For a novice like me I find that 500-550°F is a safe temperature to prevent burning components as we get comfortable with the process.
Great instructions video Bruce. Keep it up.
Merci pour la parfaite et instructive démonstration
Polished. Informative Will adopt your technique. Thanks!
Ones again, thank you very much for the lessons!!
Excellent video and work! A must watch!! Thanks for sharing!
Great video as always, Bruce!
Thanks Steve!
Very nice tutorial.explained very well.Enjoyed watching and subscribed❤
Thanks for a great video, and a great 3-part series. You mentioned 350 C as a good temperature to start with. Is this specifically for surface mount soldering? I ask because in the Part 1 video you mentioned 400 C as the recommended temp. Just wanted to clarify this aspect of the “art”!
Wonderful and insightful video - thanks a lot !
Very well done as usual! One thing you left me curious about: You mentioned PLCCs could be soldered to the board or inserted into a socket. I wonder if you might sometime show how to install such a socket.
Absolutely. The sockets come in both through-hole and surface mount flavours, and I will demonstrate the installation of both in my next video.
@@BranchusCreations How many years until you release part 4?
Dying for that reball video. love the content!
Remarkably good video. Thanks a lot for it.
Amazing lesson! I appreciate your efforts
Brilliant video thank you for sharing
Great video series Bruce
Fantastic explanations, a great head start for newcomers and a welcome refresher for veterans, Bruce! May I ask what cleaning "detergent" you are currently using in the Ultrasonic Cleaner? Some special (very expensive - at least over here) PCB US stuff? Or simple dish detergent you would be using in your sink?
I use a product called Electro, which is made by an Australian company called Kleentek. For people in other parts of the world I usually recommend Branson EC, though I have never actually tried it myself (it's not sold out here).
@@BranchusCreations Thanks Bruce, I am not sure, but Branson EC actually might be banned in the EU (and the UK) (most probably due to ingredients ...)
Beautiful work!
Damn, you must run out of flux a lot. Thanks for the informative guide!
Very very well done. Truly impressed!
Thank You
Im new to the hobby and i really love it this is obviously a newb question but whats the overall difference from using solder mask from nail polish? Obviously id rather choose the mask but in a pinch could nail polish serve as a comprehensive replacement? or not so much?
Yes nail polish is fine. The main reason why I use solder mask is because I can cure it quickly with a UV laser, whereas the nail polish can take longer to dry.
Hi, what would be a couple of tip sizes you recommend for SMD work?
I can only give you sizes in T12 tips, as that's what I use. The main one I use is a BC2 which is a bevelled tip and is about 2mm wide at the end. For the really fine work, I use a C1 bevelled tip that is about 1mm wide at the end.
@@BranchusCreations That's great, thank you so much! I can use this to determine the T18 equivalents.
Outstanding! Thank you!
Dear Bruce, When you eventually do your flux comparison video please include the kester TSF-6502JCR. Even more important though... try and do a cleaning "no-clean" fluxes comparison and what you eventually needed to do to remove the flux without your pcb being sticky / having white residue / being covered in gunk / Your pin headers, pots and electrolytic capacitors not having melted. Yes, no-clean isn't supposed to be cleaned, but well , we all clean it I suppose and for some fluxes this is where a trip to hell on earth starts.
Excellent video/information. I must also praise your efforts with your production quality, can really see the difference in this vid vs the 1st one in the series.
Very helpful! Thank You!
Fantastic job you did.Thanks a lot.
Kudos Sir,Can you make a electronic components removing video ☺😊if you can do it for us that would be great 🙏🙌
thank you so much for the information it has helped a great deal.
Thanks for the advice! 👍
Great instructional, thank you
Yes! Yes! Yes! Just yes! Perfect!
Also, do you have a vid on "reballing"? I have managed to get an old Mac going by putting the board in the oven to fix a dry joint, but wouldn't dare to try to remove and replace the CPU.
Oh, Should have waited ........ I'll go and find that vid.
What's the mic that you're using? Is it one of the £/$20 ones off Amazon?
The microphone I used in in the intro is a cheap one off Amazon (J K Professional), and is connected to a Rode Wireless Go II wireless mic transmitter (which is giving me some grief at the moment). The voiceovers during the demos were recorded with a Rode Podcaster.
What is the finest pitch that can be soldered with drag soldering? What's the best method to use for a 0.4 mm pitch 40pin Board-to-Board connector?
Good explain sir
I bought a Weller solder station WE 1010 hope it is ok I am just starting the journey
Hi, I am struggling to solder surface mount right angled led’s. Any tips please?
Maybe describe the issues you are having and I can try and offer some suggestions.
Yes, good tuition, Thank you...❤ important.
Hello Bruce, can I ask, where do we get to buy, make, the PCB rotating device, so I can get one. Thank you, look forward to part 4, on Soldering etc.,🎉❤
Hi bruce do you repair radios too if so would to see them.
Sorry, I'm afraid not.
Thanks so much. how can someone obtain those tools
Invaluable, thanks