From the course: Learning Soldering for Electronics
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Secure your work for better connections
From the course: Learning Soldering for Electronics
Secure your work for better connections
- Now let's take a look at securing your work. The easiest way to secure something, believe it or not, is with a little tape. This should be in your toolbox. I use gaffers tape, 'cause it sticks, but it also releases. It's easy to tear. And I'll use it in situations like, for instance, securing this small component to a PCB. We're going to go ahead and solder the backside, all these pins here, but sometimes it'll fall out. So I might just take a piece of tape, hold it there, just temporarily, just to get enough solder on one pin to hold it in place. And that tape is a lifesaver. You can also use it to hold a board in place, say if it was on your pad here. And don't want to melt the tape, but tape comes in handy in many situations. However, it's not the best way to hold your work. The next step up, I would consider, are these little helping hands or third hand tools. And here's a pro tip. These little teeth are very…
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