Nobody is instantly good at soldering but I’ve compiled any EASY list to give you a quick boost. Read these before you start and keep them in mind it will ramp you up really fast. Then all you’ll need is practice.
SOLDERING: You should use an iron hot enough to melt quickly and you should have a ‘get in and get out” attitude with the soldering iron when soldering.
- Use 60/40 Rosin core
- Have a fan or air cleaner running by your work area
- Pre-tin Wires (Apply a little solder before soldering) or if on a Lug, Wrap, Touch Solder, then apply main solder
- Don’t hold the iron there TOO long especially on Pots.
- Solder suckers work MUCH better then solder flux to remove solder (solder suckers remove old solder when things have been “over” soldered).
- Shiny is ALWAYS good, dull is not so good.
- Don’t move wires while solder is cooling
- Get in and Get out if possible (holding the iron for a long time can mess up the trace and screw up the pot).