Have you gone through the difficulty of having a cable bend and give out, or a cell phone charger suddenly stop charging? Well so have most people. What most people don’t do is learn to fix it themselves with soldering. However, you should learn to solder! It’s a great skill that comes in handy in many more ways than you might have initially thought. Not only that, but by learning to fix electrical issues yourself you can save a LOT of money (and pickup a great new hobby).
learning to use a soldering iron is not as hard as you might think. All you really need is a decent soldering iron, and some solder wire. Once you’ve got those I would recommend learning from youtube, there are tons of how-to videos on there.
You’ll be fixing all sorts of electronics around the house in no time at all! This is great for the environment by the way, you don’t need to be wasteful when you can repair electronics yourself. After getting your feet wet with some basic soldering maybe you’ll even want to jump in the deep end and take it up as a new hobby. This is what I did. I only bought my solder iron to fix my charger cable, but I had such fun fixing it that I decided to take it up. I’m not quite a pro yet, but I’ve learned a lot about electronics and have become quite handy in the process. Here’s the soldering iron that I prefer…
https://www.amazon.com/Weller-WLC100-40-Watt-Soldering-Station/dp/B000AS28UC
If you like the sound of this soldering business just check out some soldering kits online and get started! I would recommend choosing one that features temperature control, because the cheap ones that don’t can stuff up your work easily. There are a few different options, regarding features like digital temperature display etc. But if you’re on a budget these things aren’t really necessary to get started. Besides you can always upgrade later, using the cash you’ve saved from your new hobby! If you want more information I recommend checking out the guide at solderingexpert.com
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