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Prepare to solder
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Put on your safety glasses.
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Turn on your soldering iron. If your soldering iron has temperature control:
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Set it to 300 °C (~570 °F) if you're using leaded solder
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Set it to 375 °C (~700 °F) if you're using lead-free solder
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Clean the tip of your soldering iron. If you're using a cellulose sponge, wet the sponge with distilled water until damp and quickly wipe the tip across it. If you're using brass wool, stab the tip into the wire a few times.
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Melt a small glob of solder onto the tip of the iron. This is called "tinning the tip" and will help with heat transfer.
[title] Prepare to solder | |
[* black] Put on your safety glasses. | |
- | [* black] Turn on your soldering iron. If your soldering iron has temperature control: |
+ | [* black] Turn on your [product|IF145-495|soldering iron|new_window=true]. If your soldering iron has temperature control: |
[* black] Set it to 300 °C (~570 °F) if you're using ***leaded solder*** | |
[* black] Set it to 375 °C (~700 °F) if you're using ***lead-free solder*** | |
[* black] Clean the tip of your soldering iron. If you're using a [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/L1xIliDgXwembF4Q.full|cellulose sponge|new_window=true], wet the sponge with distilled water until damp and quickly wipe the tip across it. If you're using brass wool, stab the tip into the wire a few times. | |
[* black] [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/WygEZbsNALnbJckg|Melt a small glob of solder onto the tip of the iron|new_window=true]. This is called "tinning the tip" and will help with heat transfer. | |
[* icon_note] You'll likely see some wispy smoke as you melt solder. This is mostly the ''rosin-core flux'' that's built into the solder wire. Flux helps molten solder flow, but gets vaporized over time. | |
[* icon_note] If this is your first time using a soldering iron, repeat the cleaning and melting procedure a few times to get a feel for how molten solder handles and how much solder the tip can hold. Clean your tip before continuing. |
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