What are some cheap interesting/usefull projects to practice soldering with?I want to get better for my projects that I dont want to botch
>>2996912DC power supply made from a 12v wall adapter and a LM2596; A solder fume extractor, if you have a 3d printer: https://www.printables.com/model/513047-minimalistic-solder-fume-extractor-usb-c-pd; There's a bunch of stuff on instructables too, https://www.instructables.com/circuits/projects
>>2996912you should make this shift light for me i ran out of ai
>>2996912kits from aliexpress
>>2996947recs?
I have a soldering question, i had to replace a soldered fuse in some simple electronic, i had the fuse but no new solder so i melted what was already there and stuck the new fuse in. It fell off on it's own. I thought the solder would stick to the metal on the tips of the fuse
>>2996972Try to clean the fuse from any oxide. Solder has flux inside wich do that.
>>2996912>What are some cheap interesting/usefull projects to practice soldering with?There is a little car simulator on Aliexpress. It's a pcb and some leds to show indicators, brake light etc.
>>2996980it's a new fuse
>>2996985Doesn't matter, it has an oxide layer wich causes that cold solder joint. You can try to substitute with - i think - ammonium chloride but that should be done outside with the wind from behind.
>>2996972Guessing you didn't use flux.
>>2996989Of course, i don't even have solder. I barely have the soldering iron, it's a simple fuse so i was hoping to not spend too much to fix the thing
>>2996991>I barely have the soldering ironJust use a small tinned wire for "temporary replacement".
find some old electronics you don't care about anymore, like an old PC or something.desolder all of the components off the motherboard and then put them all back on.
>>2996912buy one of these cheap kits and check if you can get it assembled properly
>>2996991>line up contacts on fuse with pads>hot glue
>>2997013Where is that particular kit from?
>>2997657HU-017A FM Radio kit$10-20 on ebay, half that on AliExpress or similar if you don't mind those sites.
