(SEM1Q4, ICT) Soldering Iron

To establish workplace safety, always remember and make sure that your ____ are ____ and to use ____ if necessary.

hands; dry; gloves

To establish workplace safety, make sure your ____ area is ____. This means no ____ materials or ____ nor any ____ material near the ____ area.

working; clean; liquid; drinks; conductible; work

To establish workplace safety, make sure you know where the ____ ____ ____ is placed.

first aid kit

Solder comes from the ____ word ____ which means “____ ____ ____.”

Latin; solidare; to make solid

To assemble any ____ project, one must learn the skill of ____.

electronic; soldering

____ happens when two or more ____ items are joined together to form an ____ ____ by ____ a filler ____ with a relatively low ____ ____.

soldering; metal; electrical connection; melting; metal; melting point

The materials essential for soldering are: ____ ____, ____ ____, and ____ (____ ____).

soldering iron; solder wire; flux; soldering paste

____ ____ is a hand tool used in soldering. It supplies ____ to ____ a lead and solder a wire to make an ____ ____.

soldering iron; heat; melt; electrical connection

____ ____ is a type of ____ ____ with a “low” ____ ____ , low enough to be melted with a soldering iron.

soldering lead; metal wire; melting point

____ ____ also known as a ____ ____ is used to remove ____ materials or ____ components from a circuit board for troubleshooting, repair, and replacement.

desoldering pump; solder sucker; soldered; electrical

____ , also called ____ ____, removes the ____ film from the ____ of metals to be soldered.

flux; soldering paste; oxide; surface

____ is a long thin piece of metal that is used to ____ things or to carry ____ current, power, or signals from one place to another.

wire; fasten; electric

____ ____ is a small, hand-held device used to strip the ____ ____ from electric wires.

wire stripper; electrical insulation

____ ____ ____ (____) is a board that connects various ____ together. It has layers of ____ laminated onto ____ ____ of a non-conductive substance.

printed circuit board; pcb; points; copper; sheet layers

**SOLDERING IN THE** ____ ____ **:**

____ use solder to fuse ____ ____ for flashing. They also use it to fuse components of ____ roofs. Roofing soldering irons have ____ tips that heat up quickly and the ability to ____ heat in ____ conditions.

roofing trades; roofers; galvanized metal; copper; broad; retain; windy

**SOLDERING TOOLS FOR** ____ ____**:**

Solder guarantees ____ between two wires to establish ____ ____. In addition, solder “ ____ “ the wiring down to the circuit board. Because solder joints are typically small, it’s common to use a ____ ____ hooked up to a ____ ____ that allows the user to control the ____.

circuit boards; contact; electrical continuity; locks; soldering pencil; power station; temperature

**SOLDERING FOR** ____**:**

Electricians often use solder to ____ wires when doing ____ or ____ wiring. They also sometimes use solder to ____ wires to ____ ____ inside electrical devices or on control panels.

electricians; splice; residential; commercial; fuse; electrical terminals

**SOLDERING TOOLS FOR** ____ ____ **:**

Soldering ____, ____, and ____ that are adequate for ____ use are made in abundance. Most are heated ____ and have tips that can be used with a ____ ____. The proper tool depends on the project, but tasks like joining ____ and ____ ____ repairs may call for varying amounts of heat or more control.

home projects; pencils; guns; irons; home; electrically; propane torch; wires; circuit-board

**SOLDERING IN THE** ____ ____**:**

Jewelers use soldering ____ and soldering ____ with interchangeable ____, and they also use accurate ____ that burn ____ or ____. The solder has a high percentage of ____, and jewelers typically use ____ ____ to reduce the metal oxides that form when you apply heat to metal. ____ is an important component of any soldering job.

jewelry trades; pens; irons; tips; torches; propane; butane; silver; borax flux; flux

**SOLDER IN** ____ ____**:**

Solder isn’t strong enough to make engine repairs but is used to fill irregular ____, smooth rough ____, and tighten ____. It’s also used to ____ the edges of metal sheets, fill up and fuse ____ ____ when doing auto body repair.

auto repair; cavities; surfaces; joints; tin; holes; metal panels

Do not ____ with the soldering iron either if it’s ____ in or not.

play; plugged

Be very careful while handling the soldering ____ and soldering ____ .

iron; lead

Use a ____ ____ to cover your ____ and ____ while using it.

medical mask; nose; mouth

Make sure to place the hot soldering iron in a ____ stand or in a ____ surface.

soldering; flat

Do not ____ the melted ____ or the ____.

inhale; lead; smoke

Do not touch the ____ of the soldering iron or melted ____.

tip; lead

____ the tip of the soldering iron before ____ it.

clean; reusing

A ____ ____ occurs when the solder does not melt completely.

cold joint

To solder a wire,


1. ____ the wire - remove the ____ of the wire using pliers.
2. ____ your wires - melt some solder into the ____ with your soldering iron.
3. Apply ____ - melt the ____ to coat the end of the wire.
4. Connect a ____ wire together - re-apply the soldering iron and ____ the wires to each other.

trim; insulator; tin; filaments; lead; lead; soldered; solder

A ____ ____ ____ (PCB) is also known as “ ____ ____ ____“ or “ ____ ____ ____ “ that mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components using conductive tracks, pads, and other features eteched from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto and/or between sheet layers of a non-conductive substrate.

printed circuit board; printed wiring board; printed wiring card

A wire is connected to a PCB through ____ which may be part of repairing or modifying the board or connecting it to another device.

soldering

____ the tip of the soldering iron should be done to make the heat from the tip transfer ____ . The process ____ the life of the tip of the solder.

tinning; faster; prolongs