How to Solder: for DIY guitar pedals, synth, and other hobby electronics

Follow along as we cover the basic soldering steps from our How to Solder booklet, available for free at https://masfx.io
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If you're interested in building DIY guitar pedals, check out the MAS Effects Beginner Pedal Kit: https://mas-effects.com/beginner-peda...

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Contents:

00:00 Intro
00:11 90 second overview
02:02 Free booklet: How to Solder
04:02 Tinning the tip of your soldering iron
06:46 Practice kit (buy or DIY)
08:16 Placing component
09:34 Heating the joint
10:33 Push solder into joint
11:07 Clip the leads
11:44 Let's do it again
12:23 TIP: Trouble getting solder to stick to the iron's tip?
13:22 TIP: When solder doesn't want to flow...
14:26 Keep practicing
15:38 Flashlight project
19:15 TIP: Don't move the joint while cooling!
21:36 TIP: Reflow bad joints
28:52 When things go wrong
30:05 Removing a misplaced component
32:12 Dealing with solder-filled pad
36:05 Getting help, and please share your projects!