How To Make A Makeshift Soldering Iron

How to make and use your own solder wick.

How to make a makeshift soldering iron. Connect all the segments in a parallel circuit using a soldering iron and then solder a piece of copper wire to each bundle of wires for easy connection to the power supply. Make a slit starting 2 inches from the end of the wire all the way to the end. The guys over at Dangerous prototypes have been making their own flux for years and is where we got the idea from.

An iron should be easy to pick up small enough to store when not in use. Thermocouple spot weld next to soldering iron. Then you should cut two pieces that are 11 inches long and a 6-inch handle.

The Heating tip consists of two parts. Now tape that. Buying pre-soldered tabbing wire will cut some steps out of the process but you will still need a soldering iron to solder the wiring to the back of the solar cells and string the wire correctly to connect the solar cells.

Now there is a lot of soldering heating element ranging from 15 W to 100 W each having a different application use. So they end up soldering in a makeshift well-ventilated area. Then make two more bends near the centre or loop of the first bend as shown in the video so the wire looks kind of like a z.

Now tape that. I figured the easiest way to make a metal oxide resistor would be to fill a tube with iron oxide and put wire in the end. In previous videos we compared different types of commercial flux but did you know its possible to make a simple and effective flux at home.

DangPro shows you how to create your own solder flux. Craft a Makeshift Soldering Iron Out of a Lighter and Copper Wire If youre working on a project that calls for a little soldering but you dont have a soldering iron this clever build will work in a pinch. But know that this skill will come in handy when it comes time to build the actual electrical connections within the device.