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  Sleeqb7 on 01/09/2022 - 09:38

  The title says soldering, but the description doesn't say solder anywhere.
  I mentioned Electronic Welding, which I presume is a translation quirk meaning solder?
  Also, does it contain a soldering iron and/or would it be a good start point to learn how to solder?

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    WayneOZ on 01/09/2022 - 10:15

    +1

    Soldering is not as difficult as you might think. All you need to do is to familiarise yourself with the liquidity of the solder, and control the heat conduction. With a few practices you should be good. When I started my RC hobby a decade ago, I knew nothing about soldering techniques, and I just started it like walking in the dark. I stumbled the first a few but soon I realised the essence of it, which is stated above. And before I finished my first build, I had already mastered all the basics of soldering. It's really just that quick and you can do it as well. Your confidence will be built along the way very quickly. The basics are easy, but you will need to use the rest of your time to refine what you have learnt. Mastering soldering techniques is essential to so many hobbies and daily repairing. It unlocks the doors behind which are the things you might think you can never do. Now I build my own RC cars, FPV drones, and I don't worry about crashing them at all because I know how to repair them and I can. Hope my experiences help even a little, and good luck.

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      Tennessee Jack on 01/09/2022 - 10:28

      Interesting you should say that. I have mates into RC, whom have been soldering for 8 years and their skills are somewhat atrocious so I would suggest that mastering the basics before your first build would be a little ambitious. I'm not talking about replacing SMD components or anything like that, just basic wiring.
      Liquidity and surface tension of the solder isn't just based on heat. Cleanliness and flux can't be stressed enough.

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        WayneOZ on 01/09/2022 - 11:14

        +1

        I'm not surprised if some people just do it atrociously even after 8 yrs into hobby. I have some mates in my model aircraft club who does the same terrible job after flying for 5 or 6 yrs. Bulky, excessive soldering point with overheating. I'm not surprised. I had my old Ford repaired last summer at the dealer's, and the job involved some wiring and soldering. I'm not saying I don't trust the technicians but I know their soldering won't be up to my standard. So when I got home I had all the wiring and soldering jobs re-do by myself. I took pictures of their jobs and mine so it's easy to make comparison. The following week I went to the dealer to pick up the spare parts and showed them the pictures. Even the lead technician and the site manager admitted that their wiring job was pathetic compared to mine.

        And I never say "Liquidity and surface tension of the solder" are just "based on heat". I just said you need to be familiar with A and B, as they're the most fundamental things that you need to learn before everything else. Of course this is just my exp and YMMV. But didn't I say "hope it helps even a little"?

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      Russ on 01/09/2022 - 22:26

      Soldering is not as difficult as you might think.

      With good equipment and a little bit of training, it's not too hard.

      However many people only have access to a soldering iron without temperature control, and so many times I've seen people put solder on the iron, then try to transfer the solder to the joint, by which time all of the flux has gone up in smoke.

      If anyone buys lead-free solder for their first attempt at soldering, it'll be even harder.

      There are many things NOT to do for successful soldering. I've even had a friend brush some switches with Bakers Soldering Fluid, as soldering flux, because that's what his plumber dad used. The acid wicked into the switches, and they stopped working as switches. He brought it to me when he couldn't figure it out.