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Guide to Soldering

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Key Concepts in Soldering

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Basic Requirements for Good Soldering – Solder

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Basic Requirements for Good Soldering - Solder (Cont’d.)

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Basic Requirements for Good Soldering - Flux

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Basic Requirements for Good Soldering - Heat

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Basic Requirements for Good Soldering – Selecting a Soldering Iron

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General Techniques for Soldering Wires

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General Techniques for Soldering Wires – Soldering a Lap Joint

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General Techniques for Soldering Wires – Soldering Wire Into a Terminal Cup

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General Techniques for Soldering Wires - Soldering Wire to an Eyelet Terminal

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General Techniques for Soldering Wires - Soldering Wire Splices

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General Techniques for Soldering Wires - Soldering Wire to a Turret Terminal

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Manually Soldering Components to a New Circuit Board

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Manually Soldering Components to a New Circuit Board - Through-Hole Components

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Manually Soldering Components to a New Circuit Board - Surface-Mount Components

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Rework of a Printed Circuit Board

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Rework of a Printed Circuit Board (Cont’d.)

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Common Solder Rework Methods - Reworking Partial or Complete Lack of Solder on a Connection

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Common Solder Rework Methods - Reworking Connections that Lack Proper Wicking and Wetting

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Common Solder Rework Methods - Reworking Excess Solder on a Connection

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Common Solder Rework Methods - Reworking Improperly Seated Components

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Common Solder Rework Methods - Solder and Circuit Bridging