Why is learning proper soldering techniques so important in modern motorsport wiring? a perfect example came through our door recently.
A good customer asked us for a batch of parts as previously supplied and to also do the assembly of another PCB project, No problem we said!
The first was a custom signal converter we made previously, It takes a PWM input signal and outputs a very specific scaled linear voltage. This PCB has SOIC, 0805, and 1206 size surface mount components and is a simple hand assembly job, an ideal technique for such a small batch.
The second PCB has a no-lead very fine pitch component. Well, there is no way I am hand-soldering this part! So we hand-applied solder paste and did a bench-top reflow process and it worked perfectly.
PCBs are so common these days, that working with them really is an essential motorsport wiring workshop skill. From conventional soldering to placing, soldering, and removing tiny surface mount parts, this is exactly the sort of thing we cover in our 1-day soldering course.
With our techniques, even those with limited experience will be successfully working through the multiple workshop tasks. starting with conventional soldering we move on to cover multiple techniques for wire-to-wire, wire-to-PCB, desoldering, through-hole PCBs, hand solder surface mount parts, Reflow soldering, and more. Read the course PDF for more details.