Reply to "Soldering track"

gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

@Mannyrock posted:
Problem is, . . . I just can't tin! I have watched videos of tinning, and people seem to do it with ease. But, whenever I try, the liquid solder forms a round glob on whatever I'm trying to tin, and then just falls off! No solder is left behind.

First rule of soldering is cleanliness is next to Godliness. If the solder isn't adhering to the object in question, there are usually only a few reasons.

It's not clean enough.
It's not hot enough.
The surface isn't compatible with solder.

If you have cleaned the surface properly and have sufficient heat, you should not have any issues with solder sticking. I've lost count of the thousands of solder joints of various types I've done, but any issues with solder not sticking has always been one of those problems.

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