25 or 40 watt soldering iron/gun for guitar electronics?
Apr 29, 2009 · 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 …
Soldering and heat sinks: please educate me. - Harmony Central
Apr 26, 2008 · 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 …
Which solder for guitar wiring? - Harmony Central
Mar 27, 2009 · 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 …
Soldering iron wattage - Electric Guitars - Harmony Central
Jan 11, 2010 · Before I go out and buy a soldering iron to do pickup and guitar wiring with, I want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. As I understand it, the best all-around wattage for …
Replacing pickups without soldering - Harmony Central
Nov 26, 2006 · 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 …
Any way to wire a guitar without soldering? - Harmony Central
Mar 7, 2008 · 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 a push/pull pot, help! - Harmony Central
Aug 22, 2008 · Right, to start, i know how to wire up all the wires coming from the pickup, so forget about that part. All i need to know is what should i do for the solder, the blob of solder which is …
Can too much heat (solder iron) damage guitar pots?
Apr 10, 2007 · You betcha! It is best to use a powerful enough soldering iron/gun to make quick work of it. The longer you apply heat, the more likely you are to do damage. On the other hand, apply to …
Installing Humbucker Covers - Electric Guitars - Harmony Central
Apr 27, 2005 · Second, remember that potted pickups have wax that melts very easily! If you do not have a powerful enough soldering iron to do a quick solder job, you will overheat the pickup and melt …
Low heat solder strips. Anybody ever hear of them?
May 25, 2011 · The trick to soldering is to heat the metal of the connection THEN add solder and it will flow around the connection and bond the metals atomically. Using a solder strip will 9 times out of …