Part 3 - How To Solder (Building A Pedalboard Series)

This video details the tools and techniques I use when soldering Squareplug SP400 and SP550-S plugs with BTA CA-0678 and Mogami 2314 cable. I go into specific detail at 18:38 about how to fit two Mogami 2314 cables side by side in a SP550-S plug. This technique is effective and clean but does require a little extra technique to get the lid of the plug to screw on correctly.

For a video on how to solder Switchcraft right-angle MIDI plugs, see this video:

Though this video demonstrates how to solder Squareplugs, you can certainly use these soldering techniques on any type of plug and cable. I hope this is helpful to you as you build your board.

For a complete list and links to all the parts and tools used to build this board and solder the connections, download this free .pdf here:

This video is not sponsored or endorsed by any of the brands, companies, or items spoken of or linked to. Nothing has been given to me to review. All of this is my unsolicited opinion and the gear here is the gear I personally use daily.

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00:00 Intro
00:24 Mono Cable Soldering (SP400 Plug with BTPA CA-0678)
09:56 Clean Wiring - Fitting the Plugs Before Soldering
13:48 Deoxit During Wiring
14:49 Stereo Cable Soldering - Intro (SP550-S Plug with Mogami 2314)
15:24 Desoldering
18:38 Stereo Cable Soldering - Continued (SP550-S Plug with Mogami 2314)
28:21 Wire Routing Technique
32:22 Testing Connectivity with Multimeter
33:09 Mono Cable Soldering (SP400 Plug with Mogami 2314)
37:28 Deoxit...Again!
38:24 MIDI Cable Wiring (Switchcraft Right-Angle 05DL5M Plug)
38:46 Conclusion

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Signal Chain
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Input
JHS Buffered Splitter
Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe
EHX POG2 (MIDI Mod by Microdesignum)
RJM PBC/6X
Loop 1 | Benson Preamp
Loop 2 | Klon KTR
Loop 3 | Shnobeltone Daily Driver
Loop 4 | JHS Kilt v2
Loop 5 (Stereo) | Line 6 HX Stomp, Strymon Mobius, Timeline & BigSky
Loop 6 (Stereo) | ToneX Pedals
Loop 7 | Great Eastern FX Co. Focus Fuzz
Insert Loop + | Audition Loop, Benson Germanium Boost, Chase Tone Secret Preamp (Rehoused), Lehle Mono Volume S
Insert Loop - | Walrus Audio Slötva
Walrus Canvas Stereo DI & Line Isolator
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Power & MIDI
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(2) Strymon Zumas
Strymon Ojai
CIOKS Crux (powers HX Stomp)
RJM Multibox
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Pedalboard & Riser
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Temple Audio Trio 28
Goodwood Audio Lift 21" Riser

[justinmayfield]

This series has been incredibly helpful for me for my pedalboard build. One comment, when I bought the Lambertones soldering iron, I spoke with Kurtis on the phone and he highly recommended soldering outside when using regular lead solder and even using a ventilator mask while doing so 🤷‍♂

[p_lawls]

Enjoying your tutorials. What temp do you usually set your soldering iron for?