Craft, Trades & Making · Electronics & Making
A topic within Electronics & Making, itself one of 9 topics in that field and part of Craft, Trades & Making.
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Bill Earl
Argues that a good solder joint is recognisable by sight alone, shiny and fully wetted to both surfaces, and that most beginner soldering failures trace to too little heat applied for too short a time rather than too much.
link checked 17 Sept 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Specifies exact joint geometry, heat and inspection criteria for hand soldering, on the premise that a reliable solder joint is a measurable physical outcome, not a matter of experienced feel alone.
link checked 17 Sept 2026