Hello everyone and congratulations for the awesome website.
I'm very new to electronics and soldering in general and I thought that assembling simple DIY kits would be a great way to getting started. Before I delved into it, I did a bit of research on electronic components and soldering technique, but now that I'm making practice, I'm finding it very difficult to do stuff well.
Many BS things I do I'm aware are my own fault and I know what I'm doing wrong, but there's one thing that I can't really figure out: most of the time, when I lift the iron up after applying solder, the tip (which is a flat one) itself pulls upwards a thin filament of solder that solidifies and gives the impression that the component has "two legs" per pad.
Here's how I solder: first I heat up the pad and leg, then I lean some solder onto the heated pad, lift the solder strand, keep the iron there for a couple seconds, and lift it up. Has anyone any suggestions on how could I do stuff better and/or general tips?
I'm very new to electronics and soldering in general and I thought that assembling simple DIY kits would be a great way to getting started. Before I delved into it, I did a bit of research on electronic components and soldering technique, but now that I'm making practice, I'm finding it very difficult to do stuff well.
Many BS things I do I'm aware are my own fault and I know what I'm doing wrong, but there's one thing that I can't really figure out: most of the time, when I lift the iron up after applying solder, the tip (which is a flat one) itself pulls upwards a thin filament of solder that solidifies and gives the impression that the component has "two legs" per pad.
Here's how I solder: first I heat up the pad and leg, then I lean some solder onto the heated pad, lift the solder strand, keep the iron there for a couple seconds, and lift it up. Has anyone any suggestions on how could I do stuff better and/or general tips?