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 …

Apr 26, 2008 · Most decent quality soldering irons are temperature controlled. Soldering to the copper "land" area on a circuit board doesn't require as much heat as soldering to a terminal lug. Unless you …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Nov 6, 2009 · I'm thinking about putting on some new tone potentiometers on my first guitar (Squier strat), then if i'm confident enough i'll change all the pots on my new Squier tele as the pots are really …

Nov 26, 2006 · Ok, I admit I suck at soldering. I have read the many articles on the web about proper technique, and I have tried different soldering irons. But every time I try it, I end up with big messy …

Apr 10, 2007 · thanks, mo Archived This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Mar 7, 2025 · 1) when soldering to the pot shell, flatten the wire before you tin it. [a quick squeeze with a pair of pliers will do it]. 2) Where you have not folded back the lug, hook the wires and solder them to …

Dec 29, 2005 · There was a discussion on this a long time back, a few years probably, but has anyone tried to replace pickups by using connectors instead of resoldering wires onto the pots directly? For …