01-03-2015, 12:02
Thanks uncle_bob, all good sound advice. From my own experiences over the years I'd like to suggest a couple of general additions:
(1) I usually scrape the leads of components with either the blade of knife or small piece of very fine emery paper (when I can find it!) before soldering. It's surprising how much surface dirt there can be.
(2) Make sure it's clean and grease-free to begin with, then avoid touching the "soldering side" of the pcb, greasy fingerprints can make soldering more difficult and/or effective. Same applies to leads of components etc once cleaned as above.
Allan.
(1) I usually scrape the leads of components with either the blade of knife or small piece of very fine emery paper (when I can find it!) before soldering. It's surprising how much surface dirt there can be.
(2) Make sure it's clean and grease-free to begin with, then avoid touching the "soldering side" of the pcb, greasy fingerprints can make soldering more difficult and/or effective. Same applies to leads of components etc once cleaned as above.
Allan.