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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Lakshmana
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      @Lakshmana said:

      I think many people heard about the soldering in their workplace when the hardware is having problem in it.
      Anyone tried to solder the board?

      I would never do this. For one thing, this is not an IT task in any way. But that it is something else isn't the issue. Computers are not meant to be modified in this way or repaired in this way. No business class devices are meant to be soldered outside of the factory.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        I learned to solder when I was a kid, my dad was an electrical engineer, so soldering electrical components to build stuff at home was just a fun thing that we did regularly. And he would fix stuff around the farm, as well.

        Any use of soldering should only be on equipment you don't care about and treated as a hobby. It's not a business class process, even by the bench department. Just bear that in mind.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          http://www.aaroncake.net/electronics/solder.htm

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          • LakshmanaL
            Lakshmana
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            I am an electronic engineer but don't even got any experience in soldering in my college days as well as in my work time.
            Soldering is not the part of IT job,I accept but the learning does not have end in anytime

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              Do you have soldering equipment at home? You can really just start practising. There is not a lot to learn.

              How did they not teach soldering in an EE program? Even in non-electrical engineering I had to learn soldering, brazing and welding as just entry level basics.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                What did they do instead of soldering for your EE classes? How were you doing your electrical assemblies without it?

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                • LakshmanaL
                  Lakshmana
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                  That is our college syllabus

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    Soldering isn't really something you set out to learn. Really it's about wanting to build electrical components that requires it. What's your end goal?

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Lakshmana
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                      @Lakshmana said:

                      That is our college syllabus

                      How did you do the electrical parts of the electrical degree, though? Just tape everything together?

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
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                        Doing an Anduino project might be a good place to give yourself a reason to be soldering stuff.

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                        • LakshmanaL
                          Lakshmana
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                          I saw some circuits in Internet .So I trying to build that circuit soon.I have done Electronic Engineering where in our college syllabus the soldering practical or theory not even seen.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Lakshmana
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                            @Lakshmana said:

                            I saw some circuits in Internet .So I trying to build that circuit soon.I have done Electronic Engineering where in our college syllabus the soldering practical or theory not even seen.

                            But what did they do instead? How were you building circuits without it? There are other ways, but so impractical for learning.

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                            • LakshmanaL
                              Lakshmana
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                              We used some small bread boards for the electronic connections but no other extra things

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                              • LakshmanaL
                                Lakshmana
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                                Good Suggestion to get Soldering Kit for Beginner,I am interested to order Kit for learning.
                                What should I see for buying the Soldering Kit?

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
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                                  That I'm not sure, I'm no expert. A good iron and vacuum bulb are important. It doesn't take much to solder.

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                                  • stacksofplatesS
                                    stacksofplates
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                                    @Lakshmana said:

                                    Anyone tried to solder the board?

                                    As @scottalanmiller said, I would not attempt this. Most components are surface mounted and are nearly impossible to solder by hand. They are done mechanically at a factory.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                                      @johnhooks said:

                                      @Lakshmana said:

                                      Anyone tried to solder the board?

                                      As @scottalanmiller said, I would not attempt this. Most components are surface mounted and are nearly impossible to solder by hand. They are done mechanically at a factory.

                                      Unless doing it at home for fun. If as a hobby, go crazy. Lots of great home projects can be done this way. My dad, for example, likes to build his own sensor systems off of Raspberry Pi (which start at $5.)

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                                      • ryanblahnikR
                                        ryanblahnik @Lakshmana
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                                        @Lakshmana
                                        You'd want a soldering station that can hold the iron in a set position as you work.

                                        Otherwise, before long you'd probably end up wishing you had a third hand, trying to hold the iron and the pieces you're soldering in place.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @ryanblahnik
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                                          @ryanblahnik said:

                                          You'd want a soldering station that can hold the iron in a set position as you work.

                                          Often little alligator clamp kind of things. Nothing fancy.

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                                          • gjacobseG
                                            gjacobse @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller

                                            Yup,.. extra ' Hands' is great to have. you have solder in one hand and your iron in another. Don't go for Surface mount first,.. go for larger resisters and such first. It's more of a practice thing... I've being using an iron for years,.. both heavy duty and light. It's a trick to solder PL-259 & SO-239 connectors. As is heavy gauge wires.

                                            Trick for splicing wires, - tin both sides first. I've seen some wire take a bit of heat before they took the solder, but once they have the solder, it's pretty quick.

                                            Might look at this for some ideas or tools and soforth.

                                            https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-guide-excellent-soldering/tools

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