How To Make Your Own Soldering Iron

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How to make your own soldering iron. Take your multimeter and check the voltage across the pencil leads. Now this is one how-to video you probably dont come across often. Step 1 - Purchase Materials Purchase metal that you can use to form a frame to rest the iron on when not in use.

The tilt switch can be put into soldering iron handle. A 12V 20A DC adapter is used as power source here. Simply dip the tip into it to coat evenly after each use.

You can use this super hot soldering iron for soldering thick wires and all other heavy duty needs. Apply lots of solder to one side of the resistor then quickly melt the other side and flick it off. The steps to follow when making your soldering iron include.

To make a stand for a soldering iron you need to take such materials as. While most jewelry makers and welders probably purchase their soldering irons its actually possible to make your own soldering iron out of graphite pencil car battery and jumper cables. Sharpen the pencil carefully using the kitchen knife.

An RSU can get very hot very fast and then it cools down fairly quick too. The solder head a piece of thick copper wire is mounted on a pencil tip. A 12VDC 5A unit consumes 60W.

First he transformed a normal pencil into a fully functional soldering iron. If not check the two plates and make sure all your connections are good. This video shows how to make a simple soldering iron using easily available materials.