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== What is Soldering? ==
== What is Soldering? ==
Soldering is a process often used when working with electronics. It consists of melting one metal to connect two or more metal pieces. This connection not only creates an electrical connection, but it also secures a component in place.
We will be going over two different situations where soldering is used. The first being when soldering two different wires together and the second is when soldering a component to a perfboard or a PCB. A perfboard is a rigid board which has a grid of holes drilled into it. Each hole is surrounded by a copper pad onto which you can adhere solder. A PCB is a printed circuit board. They are similar to perfboards except that the components are connected using a conductive material built into the board.
=== Safety When Soldering ===
=== Safety When Soldering ===
* When Soldering be sure to wet the sponge being used inorder to avoid burning it or ruining the tip of the iron
* Don’t leave the iron unsupervised and on
* Long exposure of the iron to the PCB and other electronic components will lead to them burning
* Don’t touch the iron
* Allow the solder and board to cool before handling
=== Types of Soldering ===
=== Types of Soldering ===
==== '''Through-hole-technology (THT)''' ====
* Through-hole-technology (THT) soldering means to solder components that have leads that will go through holes inside a protoboard or PCB.
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==== '''Surface mount device (SMD)''' ====
* Surface mount D soldering is when you will solder a component to the surface of a PCB. This type of soldering is typically used for smaller components and chips.
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== Equipment and Materials ==
== Equipment and Materials ==