Beginner's Guide to Soldering Electronics Part 1

If you've never soldered before and want to give it a try, or if you've tried soldering and weren't happy with the results, this video can teach you how to solder like a pro.

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Watch part 2 of my Beginner's Guide to Soldering Electronics series here:

Watch part 3 of my Beginner's Guide to Soldering Electronics series here:

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[ggcpf]

when I saw this was 30mins long i thought "there's no way i'm watching the whole thing", by the time it ended I thought "wait what, it's already been 30mins?", That's when you know the information was presented clearly and in an interesting way, I even went and tried applying the tips taught in this video and they did work! great explanation

[Reanimator]

I am 56 years old and had 1 class in Jr High. Back then there wasnt a cell phone in anyones hand. This is invaluable information. Those of you that were born into this information age really have no idea that in iorder to get this information back in my day I would have had to go to someone like this fine gentleman in person and ask him everything I would need to get a project done. Thanks for your help sir.

[vargabazsaa]

When you took out a cheap soldering station, i instantly upvoted. It's good to keep things like this in mind, and it shows you care.

[bojo]

I was married to a very hands-on, practical guy who was able to turn his hand to anything and had a garage full of 'men's toys' to prove it. This meant I didn't have to learn any 'man skills' as he would have been most offended if I had tried. Now, I find I have a garage full of equipment I don't have the first clue how to use and many projects around the house that need attending to. So, I have decided to learn. I have watched your video twice and I am now off to mend my favourite clock that has a wire come adrift inside it! Your calm, patient way of explaining now only HOW you do things but WHY as well has made me feel very confident. Now, if you could just do a video covering all of the other things that I need to learn, I will be a loyal follower forever! Thank you so much for demystifying soldering for me, that was truly awesome and a great addition to my skill set! 👍😁

[jasonbartel]

This is without a doubt, the best, most thorough and detailed soldering I have ever watched. It's the first one that explained why we need to do these various steps and not just "here's how".

Thank you for the great beginner's guide!

[aceup]

4 years later....this is a great in depth soldering vid. One o the best how to videos I've come across. Thank you!!

[nachobeard]

the detailed explanations together with the close up shots from the microscope really help show what this is about, thank you!

[creationsmaxo]

Really great guide for beginners!
A small little tip when heating the heat-shrink is to heat and shrink the middle first (where you wielded the wires), then move to one side and then cross to the other side.
The reason is that if you start shrinking on one side then go to the other side, you can create a small air bubble around the area where you wielded the wires together. If you heat the heat-shrink's middle part first and then go toward the ends of the heat-shrink, any potential air bubble that could form within the small gaps will have room to leave on both still opened side of the heat-shrink and as you shrink toward 1 end, the air will be forced out and then going toward the other end will leave the heat-shrink with no chance for any air gap.
This trick does comes with the potential of heating the middle too much so it requires a bit of practice and timing, but it raise the durability of the repair further.

[radium]

I'm a science engineer at a local highschool. I teach practical skills for biology, like how to use a microscope, to our students. I really enjoy your way of explaining and especially appreciate the work you've put in to share and show the details with us to support your lesson/guide like for example using the microscope to show the flux. In my opinion these things really make a difference. I'm new to your channel and this is my first video but i'm definitely going to have a look at your other videos to see if I find some more interesting topics there and of course I'll sub to your channel.

[wvillewhippoorwill]

You are a great teacher, not to mention using good light and camera angles so we can see what you’re doing. Well done!

[jeremygrimsley]

Great example of the importance of flux at 13:05, it really does make soldering easier. Thanks for the video!

[Bigorno]

Sir, you're the kind of teacher we would want to have on any topic. Things are well explained and I have not seen the time past, thanks a lot

[TheRidDlerX]

I know I'm late to the party with this comment but only recently found this and just wanted to thank you for the effort you have put into this and wanted to say that it's cleared up alot of things that I still wonder about, despite countless hours of reading up on it and your presentation is flawless. Keep up the good work!

[Casual_Collector]

I’m just trying to learn enough to repair old video game stuff but now I’m gonna watch part 2 because it’s interesting! Great video! Thanks for the help!

[Cravin]

I'm just trying to get in to soldering. Thanks for putting this video together. This is 33 minutes of amazing information and instruction. The close-ups with the microscope really add the level of detail I was looking for. The best part is that I'm able to immediately apply the information shared here to my own projects!

[spinninngrinnin]

When I thought I knew what I was doing….. this just upped my soldering skills quite a bit. Very informative and actually showing how it’s done helps us hands on learners. No matter how old the video may be. It’s a good watch.

[eBrumby]

I came for a bit of revision and watched the whole thing. Very well done detailed guide!

[danshankle]

Excellent Vid for Beginners and Old Timers will suffer NO harm from revisiting the Basics. I am an OLD (80yrs) time and have a nice soldering station BUT I soooo appreciate your demonstrating with the inexpensive Model as it is easy to become convinced that its ALL about the Fancy equipment and NOT the technique! WELL DONE! Thank you

[saebbi]

I've been soldering for 15 years with many imperfections in the auto-industry. Your video helped clear up some of my mistakes, I'm sure I will improve my techniques from now :)

[daekz]

This is incredible, the best soldering tutorial I have seen. So informational and had all of my attention for the full half hour. Recently started upgrading toy cars to RC race cars and was really struggling with the soldering.