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 …

Apr 26, 2008 · Most decent quality soldering irons are temperature controlled. Soldering to the copper "land" area on a circuit board doesn't require as much heat as soldering to a terminal lug. Unless you …

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 mains power …

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 …

Jun 8, 2014 · Hi, I have some questions concerning wiring the speaker (Weber 12" Alnico Blue Dog) in my 1X12 cabinet: 1. I might choose to SOLDER the wires from the jack to the speaker terminals, as …

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 …

Dec 29, 2005 · There was a discussion on this a long time back, a few years probably, but has anyone tried to replace pickups by using connectors instead of resoldering wires onto the pots directly? For …

Nov 26, 2006 · Ok, I admit I suck at soldering. I have read the many articles on the web about proper technique, and I have tried different soldering irons. But every time I try it, I end up with big messy …

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 10, 2007 · thanks, mo Archived This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.