Soldering temperature

[Jay Vaughan]

> 
> Any recommendation of which temperature to use?
> 

Here is a complete answer to the question:

http://www.elexp.com/t_solder.htm


If you want my music-bar, advice, it goes like this:

'Wetting' is what you're doing when you're getting the two solder units to join, so the optimum temperature can be gauged in realtime, as you're doing it, by observing the wetting factor for clean joints.  If its too cold, you'll wet slowly and fluid heat coverage won't expand fast enough for the solder chemistry, but - if its too hot, probably you'll see smoke and start to smell the solder complaining. :)

you can add and remove heat, always remember, so even a too-hot iron can be .. in stable hands .. useful for the job.  you can remove heat by moving the ironing tip, true, but you can also remove heat by adding a touch of solder to the hottest parts, too, ever so slightly so that it also wets and joins the main unit .. and btw, the 'two solder units' means the solder on one wire, and the solder on the other.  prepare both wires with a bit of solder, each, first, to get the wetting action happening quicker when you do the final join.

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Jay Vaughan