CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-UNIVERSITY

CEBU CITY

ECE221 W1
EXPERIMENT NO. 1
THE SOLDERING GUN / IRON AND SOLDERING

REBANO,FRITZ ALLEN BSECE-2

NAME, COURSE & YR.

ENGR. JOSELITO VALDEZAMO

INSTRUCTOR

CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY
ECE221
Technical Orientation Elective, Laboratory
(Electronics Shop Practice)
Experiment No. 1
The Soldering Gun/ Iron and Soldering

REBAO, FRITZ ALLEN

NAME
5
GROUP

II-

III-

W1
SECTION
JULY 9, 2016
DATE

OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the operation and construction of the soldering gun/ iron.
To learn the techniques in soldering and develop such techniques into skills.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Soldering gun/ iron
Screwdriver
Long nose pliers
Soldering lead
Soldering posts and copper wires
Side cutter and wire scraper

PROCEDURE:
1. The soldering gun/ iron was shown by the instructor and was observed.
2. The different components of the soldering gun/ iron were determined and
explained by the instructor.
3. Different soldering techniques were known and other accessory tools for
soldering were discussed by the instructor.
4. The students were asked to make a good soldering connection by themselves
and asked the instructor if there were any problems.

Students guide in soldering:

a. Clean the part of the tip to be soldered by scraping its face or by sanding.

b. Using lose nose pliers connect the part to the place where you want it connected.
See to it that it is mechanically strong and good to look at.
c. Apply a solder to the connection. Heat first the terminals before applying the
lead. Do not remove the soldering gun/iron from the connection to be soldered if
the soldering lead is still on the initial stage of melting. A good soldered
connection is shiny and silvery in appearance.
d. Remove the tip of the soldering gun/iron from the connection as soon as the lead
has fully melted with shiny appearance. Do not apply excess quantity of soldering
lead.
IV-

RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS:

The soldering iron is composed of a heated metal tip and an insulated
handle. Heating is often achieved electrically, by passing an electric current
(supplied through an electrical cord or battery cables) through a resistive heating
element. Cordless irons can be heated by combustion of gas stored in a small
tank, often using a catalytic heater rather than a flame. Simple irons less
commonly used than in the past were simply a large copper bit on a handle,
heated in a flame. When soldering the copper wire with the soldering gun and
soldering lead, it was observed that the soldering lead wont connect the metals
and just easily falls off. Sanding the copper metals makes the soldering lead stick
to the copper.

V-

EVALUATION QUESTIONS:
1. How will you know that a soldered connection is strong electrically and
mechanically?
A soldered connection is strong electrically and mechanically. If the parts
are not able to move in relation to each other.
2. What is the physical appearance of a good soldered connection?
It must be clean and free from dirt and grease. Dirt is the enemy of a good
quality soldered connection.
3. Draw a soldering gun, label the different parts, and explain briefly each part.

4. 4. Site some important techniques in soldering.

a. Secure the work so it doesnt move and affect the accuracy.
b. All materials should be clean including the tip of the soldering iron.
c. Heating the material and the lead together so the solder will flow much more
rapidly over the joint.
d. Apply proper amount of solder.
e. Controlled heating, inductive heating, resistance heating, dielectric heating.
5. Why is soldering an integral part of developing skills in electronic
troubleshooting?
Soldering is an integral part of developing skills in electronic
troubleshooting because it is also an essential instrument used in
troubleshooting.

VI-

CONCLUSION:
Soldering uses soldering iron and soldering lead to be able to do
the soldering process. This process is also used in troubleshooting
electronic devices. Soldering is a technique that uses a fusible metal alloy
to join two separate metallic items together. Melt the fusible alloy by a
heating element until it reaches near liquid form and then apply to the
connecting point between the two metallic items to join. Solder forms a
secure connection point used to join pipes and electrical connections, to
repair jewelry, and to join or repair all types of metal.