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When/How did you Learn to Solder?

I learned by watching, and then trial and error, I suspect some of you may have had a more professional approach?

 

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  • ralphjy
    ralphjy over 5 years ago +6
    I was fortunate enough to have worked for a company when we did all of our own design and manufacturing - PCBs, assemblies, cabling, systems, software, and even ICs. We had our own through hole and SMT…
  • DAB
    DAB over 5 years ago +5
    When I got to tech school, I new how to solder, but they took us through a class where they made sure we all used the same process and procedures. After that, we had to fix anything we broke in class.…
  • neilk
    neilk over 5 years ago +4
    My first attempt at soldering involved using my father's large copper bit device that had to be heated up the gas cooker! This was long before I learned to solder. I still have that iron. One of my friends…
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    DAB over 5 years ago

    When I got to tech school, I new how to solder, but they took us through a class where they made sure we all used the same process and procedures.

    After that, we had to fix anything we broke in class. They supplied the replacement parts, but we had to take the broken components off and put the new ones on.

     

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    DAB over 5 years ago

    When I got to tech school, I new how to solder, but they took us through a class where they made sure we all used the same process and procedures.

    After that, we had to fix anything we broke in class. They supplied the replacement parts, but we had to take the broken components off and put the new ones on.

     

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