It’s been a while since we’ve had a fresh How-To on the Hack-A-Day, and frankly we’ve missed them. To get things rolling, [Eliot] and I wanted to build a good knowledge base to he… ...

In this video tutorial, [Dave Jones] at the EEVblog covers soldering, detailing good practices and common mistakes to avoid when working with through-hole components.

Gaining Expertise in Soldering Oct 6, 2011 11:16 AM I remember when I took electronics in high school; one of the first things we learned was how to solder. Now this was a while ago (1976 actually) ...

A beginner-friendly tutorial explaining the fundamentals of soldering electric guitar wiring, including step-by-step guidance on connections for pickups, pots, and switches.

For most of us, soldering electronics means soldering on “through hole components,” that are large and easy to handle. However, when machines build components, they use “surface mount ...

SMD soldering – At first, I tinned all the circuit board pads for the SMD chips before trying to mount them. That was a mistake. With both pads for chip tinned, heating up one end of the chip caused ...

Modding today's hardware often means moving or removing tiny surface mount components, and using a standard soldering iron feels about as effective as using a hammer to kill a fly. If buying an ...

Quick tutorial on how to solder copper pipe for plumbing, using flux, a torch and solder.