Soldering Safety – Soldering Irons are very HOT!

1. When I am not using the
soldering iron, I should return it
to the holder because________
_________________________
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5. I will not touch the soldering
iron to see if it is on. Instead, I
will ______________________
_________________________
_________________________
9. I can snip the excess wires
off with wire clips once I am
finished because___________
_________________________
_________________________

2 I will put a heat mat under
the area I am working on
because __________________
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_________________________
6. I wear an apron when Draw a soldering iron below:
soldering so that ___________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________

3. Good ventilation is important
when soldering because _____
_________________________
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4. Only one person should
solder at a time and they
should concentrate well so that
_________________________
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7. I will clean the iron between You have
each join to make sure ______
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5 minutes
to discuss the answers
with your table.
8. I can use a crocodile clip
between the board and my
component to ______________
_________________________
_________________________
Name:
Lesson Objectives:
To learn how to solder safely and effectively.
Success Criteria
Must:
Have filled in your table of resistor values and added the first six resistors
to your board, bending the wires over so that they don’t fall off.
Should:
Have soldered the six resistors in place safely and accurately.
Could:
Have completed the soldering task and the soldering safety homework
sheet (NEATLY!).

SOLDERING IRONS ARE DANGEROUS - ANYONE CAUGHT ACTING

STUPIDLY WITH EQUIPMENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE GIVEN
AN AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION
 Homework:

Complete the soldering safety sheet.

For next lesson (Wednesday 7th December).

Marks will be given

for the quality of your answers
and for neatness!
SOLDERING
a step by step guide.
 ADD YOUR COMPONENT (example shown is a resistor)
by pushing the wires through the holes you have drilled in your PCB.
 ADD YOUR COMPONENT (example shown is a resistor)
by pushing the wires through the holes you have drilled in your PCB.

Bend over all of the wires you’re not going to solder now.
CLEAN THE POINT OF THE IRON - take away any dirt on a damp
(not soaking wet) sponge when the iron is heated up.

This will help your solder to flow properly.

 ”TIN” THE IRON.
This just means you should melt a tiny bit of solder onto the point.

Try to avoid breathing in the fumes - they can be harmful.

 HEAT YOUR COPPER TRACK
by holding the iron’s point on it for 3 seconds.

If you heat it for too long, the track will burn away.
If you don’t heat it for long enough, the solder will not stick.
TOUCH THE SOLDER WIRE ONTO THE TRACK
and heat it quickly from above with the iron.
 LIQUIFY JUST ENOUGH SOLDER TO MAKE THE JOIN
and then pull the iron away.

Your join should look something like this one.

You should only need a small amount of solder for each join.
 GOOD AND BAD ATTEMPTS

GOOD: BAD:
The join is complete Not enough solder
and will hold in place. applied. No join.
 GOOD AND BAD ATTEMPTS

BAD: BAD:
Copper track not Copper track burned
heated long enough. so no current can
No join. pass through. No join.
GETTING YOUR RESISTORS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

violet
grey

Bear in mind – this PCB is shown from the BACK.

Use these colour codes to fill the values on your sheet.
Lesson Objectives:
To learn how to solder safely and effectively.
Success Criteria
Must:
Have filled in your table of resistor values and added the first six resistors
to your board, bending the wires over so that they don’t fall off.
Should:
Have soldered the six resistors in place safely and accurately.
Could:
Have completed the soldering task and the soldering safety homework
sheet (NEATLY!).
ELECTRONIC ORGAN RESISTOR CODES
No. VALUE
R1 red violet orange
R2 red red orange
R3 brown black orange
R4 brown grey orange
R5 brown green orange
R6 brown green orange
R7 blue grey red
R8 brown red orange
R9 brown red orange
R10 brown black orange
R11 grey red orange
ELECTRONIC ORGAN RESISTOR CODES
No. VALUE
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
R10
R11
ELECTRONIC ORGAN RESISTOR CODES
No. VALUE
R1 27K
R2 22K
R3 10K
R4 18K
R5 15K
R6 15K
R7 6.8K
R8 12K
R9 12K
R10 10K
R11 82K