Apr 29, 2009 · Pfft. I have a soldering station and I still use my Rat Shack 15/30w switchable pencil iron for really small stuff. It has a super pointy tip and my soldering station iron doesn't. …

Aug 28, 2008 · I use a Weller 100/140 watt solder gun for guitar soldering work. I can almost instantly bring the soldering tip up to the proper temperature (at 140 watt trigger setting) then …

Mar 27, 2009 · What you want is something with rosin in it. Flux does two things. first, at soldering temperature, it cleans and prevents the formation of metal oxides. Secondly, flux acts as a …

Dec 29, 2005 · But building on this idea, imagine a guitar where you can easily remove the entire wiring without taking off the strings or de/retuning and breaking out the soldering gun. You …

Feb 2, 2010 · If your soldering to the back/bottom of the pot (not the little tabby things) rough it up a bit first, scratch it with a screw driver or hit it with a bit of sand paper..(remember to clean it …

Apr 26, 2008 · Most of the time I do not put heat sinks on leads before soldering the parts. If I'm soldering germanium transistors or diodes, or maybe mosfets, I put a small copper clip on the …

Mar 7, 2008 · you can crimp it with some sort of blade or bullet connector im guessing, but im honestly gonna say soldering is normally the best way that your wire doesnt disconnect at the …

Apr 26, 2007 · A dab of soldering flux (rosin) for a stubborn one doesn't hurt. The use of a 40 watt iron is an EXTREMELY bad idea. By the time the back of the pot is hot enough to take solder, …

May 25, 2011 · The trick to soldering is to heat the metal of the connection THEN add solder and it will flow around the connection and bond the metals atomically. Using a solder strip will 9 …

Feb 28, 2009 · the speaker jack is pretty much a "quick connect clip" as it is, so you don't really lose anything using them on the speaker terminals as long as you make sure they're good and …