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soldering advice please? (self.Blind)
submitted by yamarobotron-DX7
I want to practice soldering and need some youtube tutorial or something with visually impaired DIY persons in mind. With good closeups/detailed narration and step by step descryptive audio. d
I have some useful vision and have bought everything to solder but haven't used or touched any of it in 3 years its still brand new unused equipment.
I keep telling my self Ill find some old vcr or something for free to go and practice soldering and desoldering on but for whatever reason I find my self sissying out every time!
It doesnt help I have shaky hand nervicely holding the iron because a medication I take most likely.
I am a tinkerer and can fix most any other electric or mechanical fault on a appliance or device as long as it doesnt require soldering. I am starting to get sick and tired of letting projects go to waste all because my vision getting in the way! Its like I for example know that board just needed the filter capacitors replaced and I knew what to do but I am crippled by my vision. I have fixed many other things even fix desktop computers all the time and built many including a gaming pc.
I have the following tools and any input and advice will be greatly appreciated!:
big metal cookie tray I use for my projects
cheap $30 solding station with temp knob that came with a sponge
role of solder
2 mobile CCTV a handheld and a slightly larger one.
standalone CCTV
LCD microscope
springloaded solder sucker
junk DVD player to practice on
I have some useful vision and have bought everything to solder but haven't used or touched any of it in 3 years its still brand new unused equipment.
I keep telling my self Ill find some old vcr or something for free to go and practice soldering and desoldering on but for whatever reason I find my self sissying out every time!
It doesnt help I have shaky hand nervicely holding the iron because a medication I take most likely.
I am a tinkerer and can fix most any other electric or mechanical fault on a appliance or device as long as it doesnt require soldering. I am starting to get sick and tired of letting projects go to waste all because my vision getting in the way! Its like I for example know that board just needed the filter capacitors replaced and I knew what to do but I am crippled by my vision. I have fixed many other things even fix desktop computers all the time and built many including a gaming pc.
I have the following tools and any input and advice will be greatly appreciated!:
big metal cookie tray I use for my projects
cheap $30 solding station with temp knob that came with a sponge
role of solder
2 mobile CCTV a handheld and a slightly larger one.
standalone CCTV
LCD microscope
springloaded solder sucker
junk DVD player to practice on
VI_Shepherd 5 points 2y ago
Hi there!
I'm also visually impaired and solder. I got my IPC certifications some years back, but I still do soldering.
I'd need a little more information in order to help you, such as, how well can you zoom in to see what it is you need to do?
Message me with any of your questions, and I'll do all I can to help you out!
You and I are alike, in that we can fix just about any electriconic and/or mechanical device.
I'm also visually impaired and solder. I got my IPC certifications some years back, but I still do soldering.
I'd need a little more information in order to help you, such as, how well can you zoom in to see what it is you need to do?
Message me with any of your questions, and I'll do all I can to help you out!
You and I are alike, in that we can fix just about any electriconic and/or mechanical device.
macmutant 1 points 2y ago
I'm on a journey similar to yours, trying to figure out how to solder with low vision. I'm legally blind, with 20/200 in one eye, and no vision in the other. My plan is to purchase an $1. It can be moved around freely, and zooms in very close, especially when connected to a large HD TV. I'll post here when I get everything set up and try it out. I'll be starting with a practice mechanical keyboard kit, which is all through-hole soldering.
Dingleberry_Larry 1 points 2y ago
I'm not vision impaired to any significant degree, but if you want to get some hands on testing done without risking any parts: get a PCB bread board, and a multimeter in continuity mode. Solder a few wires to the board in a way that would make them a contiguous circuit. if it beeps you were successful in soldering X to Y to Z. If you don't get a beep, you can trace back through the circuit to see where the failure is. Then when you're done, unsolder them and verify there's no continuity where it shouldn't be. It's what I did to get comfortable before I started messing with putting solder all over a $75 pcb kit. Even if you don't get a breadboard, a multimeter will be invaluable. I'm not sure what options are out there that don't rely on a 7 segment LCD readout, however.
bdevel 1 points 2y ago
Desoldering is fun and can show you some engineering concepts but you'll end with a bunch of parts your likely won't use. Old printers and a lot of little motors and optical switches.
As a sighted person I try to avoid soldering. You can burn yourself severally and the fumes are not fun either.
Bread board is a good alternative. They come in all sizes and I just buy one per project. The wires can pop out when if you move the project but you can use hot glue to keep the connections in place and the glue can be peeled off later if needed.
Wire wrapping looks great and want to try out myself. There are also tons of wire connectors that just require stripping. Wago lever nuts are one option but aren't super great for small 22 gauge wire. Male female connectors are good and so are screw terminals.
As a sighted person I try to avoid soldering. You can burn yourself severally and the fumes are not fun either.
Bread board is a good alternative. They come in all sizes and I just buy one per project. The wires can pop out when if you move the project but you can use hot glue to keep the connections in place and the glue can be peeled off later if needed.
Wire wrapping looks great and want to try out myself. There are also tons of wire connectors that just require stripping. Wago lever nuts are one option but aren't super great for small 22 gauge wire. Male female connectors are good and so are screw terminals.
oskarmbr 1 points 2y ago
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