Soldering the electronics tech

All about soldering including, hand soldering, thru-hole soldering, SMD soldering,  wave soldering selective soldering, RoHS, Lead-Free (Pb-Free), BGA Soldering and Rework, Desoldering, Solder Wire, Solder Flux, Solder Bar, Soldering Technology, How to Solder and more.

Soldering is accomplished by quickly heating the metal parts to be joined, and then applying a flux and a solder to the mating surfaces. The finished solder joint metallurgically bonds the parts forming an excellent electrical connection between wires and a strong mechanical joint between the metal parts. Heat is applied with a soldering iron or other means. The flux is a chemical cleaner which prepares the hot surfaces for the molten solder. The solder is a low melting point alloy of non ferrous metals.