Electronics Soldering Foundation Course + Project Kit

Learn the important basics to soldering electronics and follow along with a fun kit to cement what you've learned.

What you'll learn

The correct tools to solder successfully

How to set up your workspace

Simple techniques to dramatically increase electronics soldering success

Troubleshooting potential issues and how to deal with them

Primary focus is on thru-hole soldering, but techniques transfer to other soldering methods

Requirements

Basic soldering equipment is required. A full list of essentials and nice-to-haves is included with the course.

Description

The reason I chose to make this course is because soldering is such an important foundational tool to have in your maker tool chest. By taking a little bit of time and effort in this course to learn the dos and don’ts, you’ll learn a valuable skill that you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life.If you’ve tried soldering before and can’t seem to get it right, or if you’ve never soldered before…you’re in the right place.What you’ll learn:· Preparing your project for soldering· The right (and wrong) way to solder· Common terms in soldering· The equipment you’ll need and what it’s used for· Some optional equipment to consider· Cleaning up your solder joint· Troubleshooting your soldering issues· How to fix any issues with your solder jointsThis course is designed to be simple and to the point. We go step-by-step on what to do with plenty of zoomed-in footage so you can see what’s going on. The course is designed to take you from knowing nothing about soldering to being able to solder with confidence on just about any project that you can imagine. Even if you’re not new to soldering, there’s likely to be some great information to supplement what you already know.This course focuses on thru-hole soldering, but the principles can be applied to any soldering method.If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.Take care!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction & About Me

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Why Soldering?

Section 2: Safety

Lecture 3 Safety

Section 3: Equipment & Station Setup

Lecture 4 Equipment Essentials

Lecture 5 Equipment Nice-to-haves

Lecture 6 Station Setup

Section 4: Soldering

Lecture 7 Piece Preparation

Lecture 8 Soldering

Lecture 9 Soldering Joint Inspection

Section 5: Troubleshooting

Lecture 10 Intro

Lecture 11 Troubleshooting

Section 6: Conclusion

Lecture 12 Conclusion

Section 7: Soldering Project Info

Lecture 13 Introduction to 3D Circuitry - Galaxy Mini Kit

Section 8: Project Inventory

Lecture 14 Galaxy Mini Kit - Project Inventory

Section 9: Card 1 - Dark Energy

Lecture 15 Galaxy Mini Kit - Card 1

Section 10: Card 2 - Star

Lecture 16 Galaxy Mini Kit - Card 2

Section 11: Card 3 - Shooting Star

Lecture 17 Galaxy Mini Kit - Card 3

Section 12: Card 4 - Comet

Lecture 18 Galaxy Mini Kit - Card 4

Section 13: Card 5 - Black Hole

Lecture 19 Galaxy Mini Kit - Card 5

Section 14: Card 6 - Challenge: Alien Ship

Lecture 20 Galaxy Mini Kit - Card 6

Section 15: Project Conclusion

Lecture 21 Galaxy Mini Kit - Project Conclusion

Tinkerers that are new to electronics soldering, or individuals who might be self-taught and running into issues.