To avoid this, use a rosin flux on the wire strands you solder together. Keep the tip of your soldering gun clean by wiping it with a damp sponge before and after every use. Applying a soldering ...
[Tom] doesn’t much like breadboarding. He prefers to wire up prototypes with perfboard and solder point-to-point with enameled magnet wire. That may sound troublesome to some of you, but [Tom ...