Soldering & Desoldering

What should you always wear when soldering?

• safety goggles

• contact lenses

• leather gloves

• an apron

What should you never do with the metal part of the soldering iron?

• touch it

• lick it

• place it on the counter

• All of the above

Why should you never touch the soldering iron?

• It has germs on it

• you can't tell if it is hot or cold

• you will get shocked

How do you test if your soldering iron is hot?

• try tinning it

• touch it

• See if it burns the circuit board

What does soldering do?

• joins metal for electrical connections

• Melts metal to turn to liquid

• tracks the sun

Before we can begin soldering, what do we need to wait for

• the iron to get hot

• to collect iron

• to mount our iron

• to fill our solder

This is an example of....

• good joints

• cold joints

This is an example of....

• good joints

• cold joints

This is an example of....

• good joints

• bad joints

What is this?

• soldering iron

• solder

• chip wick

• flux