Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
soldering jobs. For most FLORA projects, an inexpensive entry-
level soldering iron (
Figure 1-9
) is all you need.
Figure 1-10.
Basic soldering iron
Cold-Heat irons, soldering guns, and torch/butane soldering
irons are not suitable for circuit board soldering applications
such as FLORA projects.
Solder
Solder (
Figure 1-10
) is the soft metal that a soldering iron melts
to fuse two metals together. Unlike with welding, where you
actually melt two metals together, solder acts as a conductive
glue to connect wires to a circuit board.
Figure 1-11.
Solder
Solder comes in leaded and lead-free versions. Leaded solder is
recommended for beginners as it is much easier to work with (it
