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  • @RetroPCDOS is right definitely a video on how not to solder.

  • Buy a new iron with different tips (flat, pencil & chisel) add flux liquid is good paste is better for a noob like you cause I just watched an IC being tortured.

  • Do you work for Sony? No wonder their TVs are crap!

  • That is the worst soldering I've seen in my live, seriously. Yet this guy though it was a good idea to make a video of it and show the whole world.

  • lmao im 13 and i can solder better

  • This is how not to solder, for one you need a flat tip works best and you solder away from the chip package at the edge quickly, letting solder flow even on the pin, that why you need a flat tip. I never bridged a connection yet and looks like it was done by machine. Yes you do want to use flux, but not to much.

  • hahaha mi lither brother soldering better

  • This is a joke right??

  • YOU DONT HAVE ANY SOLDERING SKILLS USE FLUX FLUX FLUUX

  • Flux maybe

  • ? lol wtf is this :S

  • even my blind granny could solder properly and wont forget to put flux on it before doing it and make me cookies the same time.

  • i clickt like because i laugh't

  • the bigger the blob, the better the job...LOL

  • geeeez nice job: 190.000 people has now seen how NOT to solder.

  • IDIOT!

  • I'm sorry but that is NOT how you solder SMD components. As others have mentioned flux is a MUST here. Also by the time you've finished with that massive iron tip there's a possibility that the poor chip could have suffered due to thermal stress.

    Even if one can't drag solder properly with a larger chisel tip, a smaller 1mm sized chisel tip would do fine for soldering this components pins separately.

  • I'm sorry, I was looking for how to surface mount; I seem to have found a traditional soldering video.

  • This has to be a joke video. The guy has NO IDEA what he is doing! Obviously never heard of drag soldering.

  • Yipe!" 

  • Use flux and a small flat tip, you will less likely bridge a connection and never leave the iron on a pin for that long, you will damage the IC.

  • orr you could tin the leads and pads and use minimal solder to not make it look like ass

  • god ur a messy soldier

  • el video deberia llamarse: "como joder un IC por no usar flux"

  • Use a chisel tip for something like this and just slide from end to end and it's done.

  • why all the "how to soldier ..." videos show how to burn a perfectly good part?

  • @budsteppah no only this one

  • @MrJANTJE123 I guess you haven't watched any of the Expert Village's videos about soldering... lmfao

  • @budsteppah do'h forgat those but i never seen them soldering smd stuff but at some point's u are richt

  • @budsteppah oh and not all the video's have that

  • did they already removed it, ah shit I guess not

  • your god if it works after that

  • @MrJANTJE123 also REALLY REALLY REALLY lucky

  • @ekkrir true

  • This video is great.

    Just the laugh I needed.

    You need to post a cutting torch video....

  • HACK

  • omg!! You need flux!!! When flux is not used you get cracked joints. I know from experience

  • horrible

  • oh god.....

    he doesn't know how to solder !!!

  • please youtube remove this vid!!

  • Where is the solder flux mate? Go to ebay, search for Solder Flux or Solder paste, and next time apply it. It makes the job clean and shiny....

    ALSO, Using Solder-Wick is a risky tactic, you can easily lift pads....

  • that chip is compeltely dead by now. And arent those mp3 decoders 5 or 6 quid a pop ?

  • WTF weird technique.....

  • here, please, for God's sake follow this video: watch?v=3NN7UGWYmBY

    Everyone like this comment so it stays on top and noone ruins their expensive electronics by following this joker's video....

  • roast beef...

  • Sodder? Why the hell is everyone saying "sodder"? SOL-DER for god's sake, the word is SOL-DER! Why is no-one pronouncing the "L"? Soddering is a completely different act altogether and I wouldn't recommend doing it with a hot iron.

  • @kaferere the "L" is silent you dum-Bass. There's this thing called a dictionary....

  • @meelash1 The "L" is not silent you idiot, it never has been, never will be. Try an English dictionary instead of your Disneyland pop-up version with pictures. Sodder! LOL! I'm intrigued, what exactly is a dum-Bass? Is it a faulty sub-woofer? LOL! Look at it this way, I'm educating you for free and you didn't even have to leave your trailer! LOL

  • @kaferere dear god, you are making yourself look stupider and stupider. For starters please at least ACTUALLY LOOK UP THE WORD BEFORE REPLYING. Are you retarded, or just stupid and really, really overconfidant? This is the phonetic spelling of the word solder from the New Oxford American Dictionary: ˈsädər. Since I'm guessing you don't have enough schooling to be able to read a phonetic spelling, here is the audio from the american heritage: img[dot]tfd[dot]com/hm/mp3/S05­45400[dot]mp3

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  • @meelash1 I think you'll find that the problem here is yet another English word that americans find too difficult to pronounce, so they add their pronunciation to their own pop up dictionary and try to convince the rest of the world..ie. "Prolly". ."Prezidint" "Murka" "Terrrst" "Worya" (warrior) Tell me, is the "L" in "soldier" also silent? Is this why murkins never say it but use "worya" instead? How ironic, (iyonic) BTW I'm not your "confidant" Did you mean "confident"? It's "too" BTW.

  • @kaferere Dude, english spelling is not phonetic either in American or British english, so your argument is just a testament to your stupidity. And, just as telling, you quoted a bunch of words that are pronounced the same in American english as they are in British, except in the vernacular- which also exists in certain parts of England, so that's just as meaningless.

  • @meelash1 The Oxford English dictionary says that there is only one way to pronounce the word "solder". I have lived in L.A. and New York and England my whole life and I have never ever, ever heard anyone pronounce it "sodder". The Oxford English dictionary says you're wrong, everyone I've met contradicts you and at the same time the grammatical errors in your replies tell me you are less than well educated.You pronounce the word any way you please, it's not me that that will sound stupid.

  • @kaferere "it's not me that that will sound stupid"

    Too late.

  • @meelash1 Like all children, you must have the last word, and like all adults I will let you. Please learn to speak English though, we are only lending you our language, the least you can do is look after it.

  • @meelash1

    You are wrong, both pronunciations are correct. Look at merriam-webster[dot] com/dictionary/solder 'Pronunciation: British also ˈsäl-dər, ˈsōl-\ '

  • @hmpeter Actually, he is the one who brought and stood by the accusation that the silent "l" is incorrect and not the other way around. And this is not a reply to him, so it doesn't count for that nonsense "last word" business he was talking about, either.

    nah nah

  • @meelash1

    Hey, keep calm.

    I just wanted to inform you. English is not my first language, so i am sorry if you feel attacked or something, i did not intend to. And of course i appreciate your reply and do not care if someone else likes it or not.

  • @hmpeter / meelas1 I think what both of you failed to appreciate, was that the "correct" way of pronouncing it is a matter of perspective. If you went to Russia, Scotland, Australia (Ostraaahlya, hahaha...take that ozzies) and you came from a different country, who in fact would be the odd one out? You or them? (Ozzies are odd, haha!)

  • First: You can't use the "technique" on a milled circuit board.

    Second: If you have a circiut board like the one shown in the video, use flux and a mini-wave solder tip

  • This is way not how to do this. There are several videos out by people who do a much better job than this.

  • I understand the point of this video is to use conventional tools, but that big blunt high power iron with a worn out tip pretty much guarantees the problems you were having with globbing. A smaller and more precise (yet still very conventional) iron can be had for $10 to solve this problem.

  • WTF? Guess this should be called MakeAMess Magazine.

  • damn... that's some bad soldering right here

  • you fail at soldering

  • I saw other video using drag trechnique. I think this is not the proper way to do it.

  • Fail

  • What a mess....pmsl

  • ...if you want use an arc welder...

  • @Tatopower77 , rofl!!

  • @Tatopower77 Go ahead ^_^

  • facepalm

  • WRONG! LOL

  • you have to call your video how to toast a chip!!! an yes use FLUX!

  • This video made me cry.

  • @Geddiz me not but it is true

  • man....you have no idea what you are doing.....

  • use a smaller, tip, clean ur tip, use flux

  • by the time hees even half way done that shits gonna be roasted lol

  • Awful job.

  • wtf learn how to solder dude !!

  • lmao , this is hilarious.

  • fantastic now you have boiled all the flux off the solder pissing around with it for so long and they are all going to be dry brittle joints not to mention that you have probably destroyed the component by over heating it.

    use a bit of no-clean flux and use the drag technique, as long as you only apply the amount of solder you need the flux should prevent bridges.

    and no wonder your making a mess you couldn't pick your ars with that chunky tip get a pointed tip on that iron.

    just saying!!!

  • Epic fail

  • Well, probably not the best way to solder. Using a hoof tip and the drag soldering technique would make short work of this. And yes, some flux is definitely needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • How do you deal with the solder joints connecting when they are so close apart?

  • Is this a joke ? This way you can damage your chip. Am I wrog ?

  • You've got a cold joints, use flux. I bet the heels of the pins are not soldered correctly too. Definitely no a long lasting solder job.

  • Your soldering is crap. It looks like you are soldering with a horse shoe. Use the correct instrument for the job. USE FLUX.  You shouldn't need to use braid like this.

    By applying excess heat as you did, I'd be surprised if you didn't damage that sm component.

  • This Video is Wrong.

    If your soldering looks like this get lessons.

    If he didn't damage the component he was lucky. The iron should only touch the leg momentarily and you should have no solder in your hand at that stage.

    Preparation.

    Use Flux.

  • OMG what is this bloke doing, what an idiot. How has he got the nerve to post this video.

    What an amatuer i suprised he has got a blow lamp out LOL.

    For starters he is using the wrong type of tip/iron

    God help him on something that is really fine pitch.

    Ha ha using wick to clean to clean the mess up

    USE flux IDIOT

  • Use flux

  • Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX! Use FLUX!

  • @McGuywer , what happens if you don't use flux? Im trying to solder back a wire from a guitar pickup back to the top of the surface of the tone knob. If your'e trying to solder a tip of wire to a flat surface, do you heat the wire, or the flat surface before applying the solder, or what?

  • First, rub to shiny the area you want to solder the wire to. Then apply some liquid or greasy flux to cover that area (I use plumbing grease for area soldering). Next clean and tin the tip (use chisel tip). Heat the surface and apply solder with the other hand. As soon as the solder melts, slide the tip back and forth onto that area to see if the solder "wets" the area. If so, remove the iron. This whole thing should last no more than about 2-5 sec.

  • This is called "tinning the surface". Next, tin the wire and solder the wire to that surface.

    You can't solder aluminium.

    Powerful irons are preferred, don't use anything below 30W.

    Finally, clean the area from flux, it may get corrosive over time.

  • To answer the question why use flux. Firs of all, flux is keeping oxygen outside while heating the metal so in won't instantly oxidate (solder doesn't stick to oxide). It also enhances the wetting action of the solder (thins the solder).

  • Cool thanks!

  • @McGuywer Just wanted to say, you might want to mention to use some flux.. :)

  • @McGuywer Holy cow, that guy doesn't have a clue how to solder.

  • It's easy to solder chips PROPERLY, you just need a magnification lamp....since i got mine $89 and huge, i'm soldering stuff i never thought i would and i dont even have a wick for if i make a mistake!

  • There is a thing called flux, you know. It makes any soldering job so much easier and cleaner. And you get good, strong joints. The flux that's already in the core of soldering wire just won't do the job.

    Also... You might want to use a pointier tip.

  • this is very easy job i work in taiwan on the same field...it was very fun and i learn a lot of things with regard of electronics...i work in DLINK CORPORATION IN TAIWAN FOR a long years.....

  • it is looks untidy dude

  • Hmmn. Too sloppy, start over again!

  • It looks sloppy. Sorry!

  • LOL this is terrible.

    If you want to use normal iron and solder. Best thing is to tack few legs on the pads first.

    Tilt the board vertical, apply some flux if you have some. Otherwise just solder all the legs together and at the same time moving the iron tip downward. This should drag the excess solder downward. You may have to redo the last 2 bottom pins. The excess solder may drip so make sure it doesnt hit any other component and cause problem. You can cover them with masking tape.

  • by the time you are done the chip is roasted....

  • lol, my first thought

  • @jaymoh2 ...and ready to eat. Crunchy :D

  • ..metodo non proprio pulito... con risulati abbastanza scadenti!

  • And... that was... simply SOIC? Try to solder TQFP with your technique... fail guaranteed

  • Ugliest soldering ever seen! Too big iron, chip overheated, big mess around, ...and that shaky camera. Please do not post more of that kind videos dude.

  • were its the flux dude? Bleah!

  • thumbs down

  • Bleeee

  • dude --

    way too much heat on those pins.

  • Never do this, the connections you gain by exploiting surface tension are not optimal. Always use hot air, never use a normal soldering iron... Use paste and you'll be able to get optimal solder joints with no errors and without compromising the hardware during the process.

    Don't come to me saying you can't afford the hot air pistol because you can easily make one yourself. So GTFO.

  • soldering SMD is perfectly fine useing a soldering iron (if your useing the correct soldering tips) Its just much more time consumeing. However the guy in this video apprently is not makeing use of flux or the correct solder tip

  • you really need to use some kind of heat sink on that chip because exposing it to that much heat for an extended period may overheat the semiconductor.

  • Whats with the huge soldering tip? I'd have used a thinner longer tip for that job. Not only does such a big tip cause the blobs you talk about but it also could overheat the pads underneath the pins and ruin the board...not good!

  • Your job is done if you didn't cook the poor little chip trying to get the shorts out of it.

  • I would have used liquid flux for that. It just makes it so much easier to solder.

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  • This is terrible...

  • Yea, Pretty much how I do it, except that I have done 100 pin packages with much fine pitch leads, Instead of making a big blob of solder (really to much heat for the device) I just align the chip by tacking down the corners like shown, Then I do this, I take the solder wick, and put a little solder on it, and place it on the leads and heat it to melt the solder, the pull it away the direction the leads go. You will have to keep adding solder to the wick but it works like a champ, try it out!

  • sodder sucker!!!

  • He makes it clear at the beginning of the video that this is trick is when using only a conventional iron, The kind the average person may have. So quit bashing and let the once in a blue moon solderers have their shortcut.

  • O.o dude learn to use flux and for the love of god never use that much solder on IC's or MPU's again.

  • CRAP.... looks like shit.

  • 1. HEAT!——it's a chip!

    2. The basic process (not the specific, so-called 'rolling' technique——I mean just the process of applying the solder) seems no different from how we raw beginners would just guess our way through——just use your 'standard' old iron/club, and try to be careful! :|

    3. WHY does this guy call solder 'sodder'?? I had to replay it just to be sure.. wtf!

  • 3. Yanks pronounce soLder as sodder for some insane reason.

  • yes, yes we do, damn limey

  • First of all this will keep the component under a lot of heat, with is very bad, second the Rolling technique of the solder damage the board and the pins, third at the end you should not get solder elevations on top of the pins.Only good for begginers.

  • This is NOT the way to solder

  • try that with flux and it'll get close to factory line solder joints.

  • What the... what the fuck? That was awful...

  • I hope that we will all keep in mind that skill development is a process. We all start at a basic level and work to intermediate and advanced SMT levels. If this technician would have received professional training from a rework specialist, I beleive the techiniques used and final quality of this SOIC 28 pin would be quite different. One does the best with the knowledge and experience that one has. Continuous improvement.

    John Gammell

    Certified IPC Trainer

  • Yes but why post it on youtube under the ''how to'' section???

  • dude that soldering iron tip is WAY too big. And the part when you pull a load of solder across ass the chip terminals is just really really dumb. you just make a huge mess, and risk connecting a few chip terminals that should not be connected at all, and blow the chip. get a smaller iron and be more careful.

  • Well that's an imaginative way to do it. But with the increased temperature of lead-free solders nowadays one really wants to minimise the time that any pins are at molten solder temperature. Perhaps this technique might have worked with old tin/lead solder, but the surface tension of modern leadless solder is different too and it has caused me problems.

  • ¬¬!... is sad...very sad...never do this

  • Is this a joke? Very bad way to work with eproms!!

    The solder iron is not even the correct size for this work!

  • omg ... don't try this at home :-)) You definitely kill the IC with that technique.

  • yep your right about that, and that soldering iron is to large and has to many watts for this fragile application

  • you fried the chip!!!!

  • You should use a pro soldering iron ,and never blob solder ,for small stuff use a fine point iron,and if you bridge then use the whick.

  • LOL and that is how NOT to solder a component.

    Christ people should learn proper technique before trying to teach others.

  • Oh dear...

    I have basic soldering skills, but THAT is just misleading.

  • 20 years of being an electronics technician, I've never been taught "the bigger the blob, the better the job". You're so right,

    54spiritedwill54, when pins come in contact with each other something's bound to go wrong.

  • Terrible! Learn to solder before you teach people.

  • I am speechless. This instruction video is so whacked. You should pull this video out of Youtube, you're teaching people wrong information. I am not even IPC trained or certified, and can do a cleaner and better job than that. You need to use the right tools and techniques. .... PS: Your chip is fried.

  • O Damn...I Dont Hear Any Sound From My MP3 After I Solder The Chip...What Happen...Can Anyone Tell Me about it?

  • my god you just fried that chip

  • i think the ciruit will change if the pins come in contact with each other. the soldering gun tip is too big. u should get a solder gun that have removable tips inorder to deal with light solderin

  • Esse é o pior método de soldar um c.i smd

  • this guy wouldnt get a job at my place

  • I agree... This would get my fired at my work if the end product looked like that.

  • Bad method, wrong tools, terrible finish. Good credit for using a standard soldering tool, which is very unproper tool for SMT, but that's all I can say about that. Don't tell people how to do it with the wrong tools. Tell them what they should get to have the job done and no harm to the board or to ICs.

  • You're basically just lucky that you didn't fry your IC by heating it for so long time.

  • This video is should be properly titled. "How not to Solder Surface Mount".

    Just bad. 1206, dip, soic, these need no video instructions for shits sake. Make videos fro SSOP and QFN. Now thats a true "How to Solder" tutorial.

  • lol Soddering?!?! its SoL-der-ing

  • not he is saying it right

  • saying it right in america, in the rest of the world is pronounce SOL-DER.

    i dont understand why you guys leave U'S out of words either.