led_soldering
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| - Cut the wires on the LED down to about 4mm. | - Cut the wires on the LED down to about 4mm. | ||
| - | - Solder one wire of about 5cm to each of the pins. | + | - Put a little solder to the wires of the LED. |
| + | - Cut two cables | ||
| + | - Put a little solder | ||
| + | - Cut the tinned ends of the cables down to about 2mm. | ||
| + | - Put a little solder to the tip of your soldering iron. | ||
| + | - Place one tinned end of one cable next to one pin of the LED and hold the soldering iron's tip to them for about half a second. This should create a nice solder joint. | ||
| + | - Do the same for the 2nd cable. | ||
| - Get about 10mm of heat shrink tube and place it over the soldering area. | - Get about 10mm of heat shrink tube and place it over the soldering area. | ||
| - Heat the tube shortly and carefully with the flame of a pocket lighter. It shrinks and should isolate the soldering area afterwards. | - Heat the tube shortly and carefully with the flame of a pocket lighter. It shrinks and should isolate the soldering area afterwards. | ||
led_soldering.txt · Last modified: 2015/02/21 21:31 by breaker27