Which solder for guitar wiring? - Harmony Central Which solder is optimal for guitar wiring? I seem to have a spool of this lead-free rosin-core solder solder It contains 97 3% tin, 0 7% copper, 2 0% rosin flux core Would this work well for guitar wiring? In the past I've used Radioshack 60 40 rosin-core solder, but I've run out Should I just
25 or 40 watt soldering iron gun for guitar electronics? I noticed using a 25 watt iron while replacing my electronics on my strat that it was very difficult to get a proper hot joint It took what I felt is an excessively long time to heat it enough to melt the solder, a couple minutes give or take Is a 40 watt iron or gun a better way to go for guit
Any way to wire a guitar without soldering? - Harmony Central It'd be nice, if you're swapping out pups just to see how they sound, to be able to do it without de-soldering and re-soldering several times Is there any GOOD way to wire without soldering? If only temporarily?
Working on a electric guitar with 2 humbuckers, 1 volume, 1 tone, and a . . . 1) when soldering to the pot shell, flatten the wire before you tin it [a quick squeeze with a pair of pliers will do it] 2) Where you have not folded back the lug, hook the wires and solder them to the jumper lead rather than the shell; or if the lug is folded, hook the wires and solder to the lug
Soldering and heat sinks: please educate me. - Harmony Central I have some soldering practice from modding stompboxes, changing pickups, etc But this stompbox I'm building has some transistors in it, and I've been told that the heat from the iron may damage the transistors, and I need to use a heat sink to avoid that However, I don't really understand what heat sinks are, or how they work
Replacing pickups without soldering - Harmony Central This nonsense about soldering drives me fuckin' crazy - if you don't absolutely KNOW how to properly use a soldering iron - or if you don't know the difference between a soldering iron a soldering gun - you can do more damage to your equipment than you think Blown caps? Overheated POTS? Bad cold solder joints? Tell me about it
How easy is it to burn out a pot? - Harmony Central My soldering iron gets pretty hot, and I've noticed I've been having more trouble than I should wiring and getting things right How easy is it to burn out a pot?
soldering gun vs soldering pen? - DIY (Do It Yourself) - Harmony Central A pen-type soldering iron takes a few minutes to warm up, but it stays hot as long as it's plugged in A soldering "gun" has a special step down transformer that converts the AC mains power to low voltage but HIGH current to quickly heat up the heating element So a gun is more convienent because the tip is ready to solder in seconds, BUT the gun is quite heavy They are also a bit too big and
Sleeve and Tip Jack Soldering? - Harmony Central Hi I'm looking doing my first from scratch project and i don't know the difference between connecting the tip and and sleeve on jacks I think i get the jist, but can someone explain the difference and how to do them? Pictures would be great Thanks