How To Wrap And Solder The Eyelet Board; Tips For Great Soldering - StewMac ’64 REVERB UNIT Assembly Instructions Manual

How to wrap and solder the eyelet board

Put the lead through the eyelet
Wrap
Don't solder the components as they
go onto the eyelet board . Instead
wrap all the parts onto the board,
bending their leads tightly so the
parts stay in place without solder .

Tips for great soldering

Don't think of solder as glue . Good
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mechanical connections make good
electrical connections . Solder's job
is to finalize an already good joint,
not to hold the parts on the board .
So wrap the leads tightly for good
electrical contact before soldering .
Melt a small amount of solder onto
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the tip of the iron ("tinning" the iron) .
Hold the tip against the joint for a few
seconds, until the connection reaches
soldering temperature .
Also tin component leads like multi-
strand wires to help the solder flow .
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Bend it tight against
the opposite side
Inspect
When all the parts are in place, stop
and inspect . Go back over every step .
Careful inspection is the best way to
make sure your unit works the first
time you turn it on .
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Keep your soldering tip clean by
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wiping it often on a damp sponge .
Keep it tinned by occasionally melting
a little solder onto it .
Feed solder to the connection not
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to the iron . Keep the iron on the con-
nection for a second longer to allow
time for all of the flux to cook out of
the joint .
Don't ever blow on the hot solder
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or touch anything until the joint is
completely cool . A good solder joint
is shiny—a sign that it was left to cool
undisturbed .
Solder
Solder each connection point only
once . Reheating to add another part
makes a messy, faulty solder joint .
Use the soldering tips below to get
professional results .
Trim away the excess wires after the
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joint has cooled .
Plan ahead so each joint is only
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soldered once . Resoldered joints are
messy and more likely to fail .
Position the parts so their specs face
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out so you can read them later . Many
builders also align resistor bands to
read in the same direction .
How much insulation to strip? With
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plastic insulation, strip 3/8" from the
wire ends . Push-back wire works best
when you strip away about 1/4" of the
cloth wrap .
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Solder after
all the parts
are in place
Trim away
excess wire
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