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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Sep 22, 2010 · 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 …

Mar 7, 2025 · 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 …

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 …

Feb 2, 2010 · 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?

Jun 8, 2014 · Soldering wires to speaker terminals is one of the easiest soldering jobs to do, but if you don't want to solder then get some crimp-on spade connectors and use them to connect …

Oct 7, 2009 · 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 …