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 …
Sony HR-GP5 - Reset? - Effects and Processors - Harmony Central
Nov 18, 2006 · By the way, to anyone who used a HR-GP5: how did you manage to change the battery? It's soldered to the PCB and I'm afraid to melt everything with the heat from the soldering gun. I read …
Removing & Soldering Potentiometers - Harmony Central
Nov 6, 2009 · If you're just careful with your soldering, copy the connections very carefully with what was already there and then gently tug on your solder connections to make sure they're solid you should …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
yamaha thr speaker out - Electric Guitars - Harmony Central
Mar 3, 2017 · This is my first post to any forum. Im not sure if this post is allowed but ill give it a try. I bought a speaker breakout kit. Every thing was ready to go. No soldering ,takes about 20 min to …
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 …
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 …