Soldering for DIY Electronic Repairs

Want to try your hand at fixing your home electronics? Learn the fundamentals of electronic soldering to help you get started. In this beginner-friendly session, you'll learn essential soldering skills needed to repair a variety of broken electrical connections in everyday items. This skill allows you to turn your hand to fixing lamps, power cords, headphones, printed circuit boards and more. With this 2.5 hour workshop, you will learn these practical techniques: • soldering electronic components to a printed circuit board (PCB) • making in-line splices and repairs to wire conductors • desoldering and reworking PCB components and connections These skills will be gained while you solder together several types of wire conductors and replace their insulation. You will also complete a basic PCB project designed to introduce the participant to the fundamentals of electronic soldering skills. You will leave this session with new enthusiasm for repairing your home electronics and maybe even amaze your family, friends, and neighbours with your savvy repair skills! Our instructor, Craig Pickthorne, works in communications for the non-profit sector and is a current Repair Café fixer. He has previously worked in the theatre and live event industry in Toronto for 22 years as a lighting and sound technician. All tools and supplies provided. Note: a) Workshops are transferable to another person and only refundable if we have people on the waiting list who can take your spot. Please make sure this date works with your schedule. b) Member-rate tickets are reserved for current Ottawa Tool Library members. If a non-member registers at the member rate, we will follow up to collect the price difference plus a $15 administrative fee. c) If you are registering for a young person, please note that children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the same workshop. Children under the age of 13 are not permitted in many of our workshops (other than Tinkering School and some demo nights). Please reach out to us if you have questions about the person you wish to buy a ticket for BEFORE you purchase a ticket: [email protected].