Soldering

I was watching this the other week

 

The stuff you references from fasttech will get you started.
Only other thing that might add would be flux.
Another useful tool is a soldering stand.
Lots of good info on YouTube.


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You still need flux to tin bare wires. The flux core in the solder is more to make it join easier.

If you're only doing new work that setup is ok, but for any kind of reworking you'll want a solder sucker and copper wick to remove old solder.

As far as tips go, it all depends on te work you're doing. For mods a larger flat tip is probably better, the larger the tip the more heat it holds and it makes the solder melt faster. That's important, since you want to heat just the area you're soldering, if you hold the iron on the workpiece too long you'll start melting insulators and frying chips. A fine tip is needed if you're doing stuff like replacing an individual IC on the board, but you probably won't be doing that anyway.

If you don't have one already, look at getting a multimeter so you can make sure your connections are good. A decent set of flush cutters help, and make sure you have some bits of various gauge wire.

Practice on cheap shit, if you don't have any broken baby toys to fix then get some cheap crap like LED lights from Daiso or whatever and chop them up.

Oh yeah, electrical tape and heat shrink tubing are really helpful as well, good to have them on hand.

 

Yep.... Practice, practice, practice.

You can buy some cheap kits for basic electronics which will get you learning the basic skills for soldering.

 

Yes. As stated I use flux paste for tinning. Regarding the holder I was talking about something more like this.
$15.52 65mm 3.5X Magnifier with Clips for Electronics Soldering - 3*AAA / with stand & soldering iron holder at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
Agree also heat shrink tubing is a must. A cheap heat gun will produce better results than a butane torch in close quarters.


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