I am not good at soldering, but this dude's guide is teaching everybody wrong. http://www.creativemods.com/content.php?article.13
What's so very wrong about that? Sure, he's not going into tinning the ends of things you want to solder together, but that'll work for soldering LEDs to wires
.... ...im glad that i learnt that today...i would have never known that soldering irons get hot edit: i actually read it now, instead of laughing, and i was always under the impression that its a good idea to heat up the parts you want to connect, to let the solder run properly and make a proper connection (not a dry joint)
I guess that guy just doesn’t understand that if our going to make a soldering guide; at lest learn to solder first.
- Iron to joint 1-2 seconds - solder to joint opposite side of iron until solder flows over/through the entire joint - remove solder, leave iron for another 1-2 seconds This is of course for your average sized two lead or PCB pad joint, larger ones will require more time. Another thing on tinning the iron, having a large blob like that isn't terribly good, you only want a bit of solder on the tip the help heat transfer, as well his tip looks rather dirty (it may just be the pictures) always clean your tip on a sponge or similar (spong is best however in a pinch almost any wet absobing material will work) and re-tin the tip to keep it in good order. His guide could be a little better in my opinion, however it's still decently done, especially for those just wanting to learn so they can solder a quick LED or other little bit for a case mod or whatever. If soldering is going to be a big thing for someone I would hope one would consult multiple sources to acquire the best spectrum of knowledge.
That guide is simply ridiculous. It's not so bad however, that I couldn't make it better with just one change. Add the title "How not to solder".
