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soldering electronic kits

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  • #32
    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭eth0


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Anyone know where I can get enough electrical power to revive a corpse that I accidentally found?

    You'll have to solder the wires on first. Worry about the power later


  • #33
    earpiece
    Closed Accounts Posts: 550 ✭✭✭earpiece


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Anyone know where I can get enough electrical power to revive a corpse that I accidentally found?

    Dude... you need lime.


  • #34
    TOMP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭TOMP


    Check out this company

    They are in Cork

    www.chip.ie


  • #35
    FoxT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,204 ✭✭✭FoxT


    bpb101 wrote: »
    Anybody know where to get soldering electronic kits relatively cheep. maplins have a few but no many

    Its not clear what you want to do here - Do you want to learn to solder? Or, do you want to build some electronic projects?

    If you want to learn to solder, I'd recommend a 25W electric iron which you can pick up at Maplin, Woodies, etc.

    If you want to experiment with electronics, then a breadboiard is definitely better because you can fix mistakes easily & you can also re-use components easily as well.

    If you want to built a permanent electronic gadget, then you'll need to solder. Maplins are relatively expensive, but for small projects they are convenient & the cost difference is only a few euro.

    If you are getting a soldering iron, then you'll need (probably) a solder sucker (spring-loaded vacuum tool for removing solder) as well.

    All available from Maplins, or online.

    -FoxT


  • #36
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    eth0 wrote: »
    You'll have to solder the wires on first. Worry about the power later

    Right, I've tried soldering the wires on but solder doesn't seem to stick to rotting flesh, so I stapled them to the earlobes. Now where's the power Einstein, I've got a date with destiny, or alternatively with this three-titted woman I've knocked together, depending on how it pans out?


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  • #37
    Irish Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭Irish Wolf


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Right, I've tried soldering the wires on but solder doesn't seem to stick to rotting flesh, so I stapled them to the earlobes. Now where's the power Einstein, I've got a date with destiny, or alternatively with this three-titted woman I've knocked together, depending on how it pans out?

    Now all you have to do is chuck all the plywood into the wood fired turbine, simple!


  • #38
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,828 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Out of curiosity, I was given this iron http://www.maplin.co.uk/30w-soldering-iron-32909

    by a mate of mine, and he's barely used it. Would I be better off getting one of the Antex irons for around 20 quid on ebay, or would this do me for soldering resistors and capacitors, and a few cables?


  • #39
    Phill Ewinn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭Phill Ewinn


    stetyrrell wrote: »
    Out of curiosity, I was given this iron http://www.maplin.co.uk/30w-soldering-iron-32909

    by a mate of mine, and he's barely used it. Would I be better off getting one of the Antex irons for around 20 quid on ebay, or would this do me for soldering resistors and capacitors, and a few cables?

    I can't see how big the tip is, if it's cone shaped or if you're going to need to desolder stuff as well.

    The ''tip'' is the head of the soldering iron. If it has a little head it can be used more easily soldering for axial components.

    As a general rule everyone needs a little head somtimes. lol


  • #40
    Mickey H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


    earpiece wrote: »
    Dude... you need lime.

    And a shovel. :D


  • #41
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,828 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Phill Ewinn wrote: »
    I can't see how big the tip is, if it's cone shaped or if you're going to need to desolder stuff as well.

    The ''tip'' is the head of the soldering iron. If it has a little head it can be used more easily soldering for axial components.

    As a general rule everyone needs a little head somtimes. lol

    It's a fairly skinny tip on it, like a cone. I'll be desoldering more than likely yeah.


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  • #42
    Phill Ewinn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭Phill Ewinn


    stetyrrell wrote: »
    It's a fairly skinny tip on it, like a cone. I'll be desoldering more than likely yeah.

    Grand. Just beware older circuits were made with lead solder. Newer (10 years) ones are lead free.

    Desoldering is a pain in the buttocks. Best to heat the joint. Unclamp the component, pull the leg through the hole and then desolder the hole.

    Replace with new component and then resolder into place. Replace like for like. Google colour code charts or capacitor types.

    Some caps are polarised and will explode if they're put in backwards.


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