How to solder? (VIDEO & BOOKS)

Ok, you got your soldering iron and nothing is going to hold you back, but you have no clue where to start or what to build. There were others before you with the same questions... read them first.
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Here is a series of videos for the lazy eyed about soldering techniques. A real impressive amount of free starters info:

Tangent Video Tutorials: Getting Started Soldering
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Lets try this link for basics of soldering.
http://www.physics.unc.edu/~fredb/techr ... dering.pdf

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Very basic and short and you don't have to read :wink:

Introduction to soldering: [media][/media]
Soldering tools: [youtube][/youtube]
Safety precautions: [youtube][/youtube]
Types of soldering irons: [youtube][/youtube]
Soldering iron maintenance: [youtube][/youtube]
Types of solder: [youtube][/youtube]
Heating and applying solder: [youtube][/youtube]
Removing solder: [youtube][/youtube]
Soldering an instrument cable: [youtube][/youtube]


GREAT video on soldering.: [media][/media]

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