Basic wiring tools and materials that are common in electronics and robotics projects.
| @RG | Tool | Avg Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Y | wire cutters | |
| ? | wire strippers | |
| ? | wire strippers | |
| ? | crimper | |
| Y | soldering iron - Hakko FX-888 | |
| Y | soldering station | |
| Y | brass sponge | |
| ? | flux | |
| Y | solder 60/40 lead | |
| Y | solder lead free | |
| ? | desolderer | |
| Y | hookup wire (22 gauge) | |
| ? | heat shrink tube | |
| ? | conductive ink | |
| ? | berg strip |
- identify all wiring tools
- identify wire sizes and materials
- cut / strip wiring
- make male-to-male jumper wires
- make male-to-female / female-to-female jumper wire with a crimper
- soldering SBU
- solder wires together
- surface mount soldering (SMT)
Wire Connector Tutorial: tutorial on connecting wires into a pin housing
Solder Types: stack overflow discussion on different types of solder
Soldering is Easy Comic: Mitch Altman comic strip to teach basics of soldering
Robot Garden Soldering SBU: Learn to assemble circuit boards with an iron and solder. A soldering kit is required for this class. You can purchase one of our stock kits from our store or in person at the time of the class. If you have your own basic (through hole, not surface mount) soldering project, it’s also possible to bring that in but please seek instructor approval first.