Comments on: The DIY Toolkit – Getting Started

By: Hal

Hal — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:08:30 +0000

Is there anything worthwhile to say about solid vs stranded core wire?

I don’t know if 22AWG wire comes stranded, but in my experience, solid core is much easier to work with during the learning stages, although stranded is less prone to failure (breakage, for example).

By: Aaron Dunlap

Aaron Dunlap — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:56:55 +0000

Thanks, I must have been thinking of gasoline and water as the things you don’t want lead in.

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iDiy.mobi » The DIY Toolkit - Getting Started at Dethroner — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:41:50 +0000

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By: ladyada

ladyada — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:58:02 +0000

actually you -do- want leaded solder. the fumes from lead-free solder are just as bad for you as leaded and most parts are still leaded which means you cant use lead-free solder with them. you -can- however use leaded solder with lead-free parts.

just hold your breath while soldering, or set up a fan/ventilation/filter.