Soldering wires and leads

Connections to pins of IC socket and RJ jack
Most connection wires can be placed on the same side of the components.
  • Strip approx. 8 mm. (1/3") of insulation from the end of the wire;
  • Plug the wire (from the components side) into a pad next to the pin;
  • Solder the wire to the pad;
  • Bend the tip of the wire to touch the pin;
  • Solder the wire to the pin;
  • Trim the wire.
Do the same to connect the anode lead of the diode to pin 5 of the RJ jack.		 Soldering wires
Joining the diode and the resistor
  • Plug their leads into the board at a distance of two pads;
  • Solder the leads to the pads;
  • Cover the leads with a thin layer of tin;
  • Bend the lead of the resistor towards the diode;
  • Bend the lead of the diode towards the resistor in such a way that the two leads run parallel and touch each other;
  • Solder the leads together;
  • Trim both leads.
 Soldering leads
Connections on soldering side
To connect pins 2 and 4 of the RJ jack, it may easier to lay the wire on the side opposite to the components. In such cases, solder the tip of the wires both to the pin and to a neighbor pad.

Use always a limited amount of tin, in order to avoid shortcutting neighbor pads.

 Soldering wires