25 or 40 watt soldering iron/gun for guitar electronics?
I noticed using a 25 watt iron while replacing my electronics on my strat that it was very difficult to get a proper hot joint. It took what I felt is an excessively long time to heat it
soldering wires to speaker terminals
Soldering wires to speaker terminals is one of the easiest soldering jobs to do, but if you don''t want to solder then get some crimp-on spade connectors and use them to connect
Which solder for guitar wiring?
Which solder is optimal for guitar wiring? I seem to have a spool of this lead-free rosin-core solder solder. It contains 97.3% tin, 0.7% copper, 2.0% rosin flux core.
Soldering iron wattage
Before I go out and buy a soldering iron to do pickup and guitar wiring with, I want to make sure I''m headed in the right direction. As I understand it, the best all-around wattage
Low heat solder strips. Anybody ever hear of them?
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
how do you hook up a humbucker straight to output?
Assuming 4 leads, hot conductor to tip of jack, ground to ground. Then wire the remaining two wires together; I usually twist, solder then shrinkwrap.
Build a DIY Pedalboard I/O Box
Build a centralized patch bay for your pedalboard Here''s a really simple project that doesn''t require any advanced electronics knowledge, and only the most basic of soldering
Working on a electric guitar with 2 humbuckers, 1 volume, 1 tone,
1) when soldering to the pot shell, flatten the wire before you tin it. [a quick squeeze with a pair of pliers will do it]. 2) Where you have not folded back the lug, hook the wires and
Soldering and heat sinks: please educate me.
I have some soldering practice from modding stompboxes, changing pickups, etc. But this stompbox I''m building has some transistors in it, and I''ve been told that the heat from
How easy is it to burn out a pot?
My soldering iron gets pretty hot, and I''ve noticed I''ve been having more trouble than I should wiring and getting things right. How easy is it to burn out a pot?