Free Windows Help Tutorials sponsored by inkjet printer cartridges dot org /title> <META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=ISO 8859-1"> <META name="description" Content="Hundreds of downloadable Windows help tutorials, articles and how-to guides sponsored by inkjet printer cartridges dot org."><style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=#999999 vlink=blue link=blue> <span name = "INTRA" class="pg" style="top:0px; left:5px; width:703px; height:952px"></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:0px; left:5px; height:952px; width:703px' class='img'> <img src="pg0001im.png" height = "952 width = "703" border="0"> </span> <span class='nav' style='left: 10px; top: 10px'><pre></pre></span><span name = "INTRA" style='top:26px; left:560px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Helvetica'><b>Problem Solving:General</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:196px; left:174px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>Soldering is a useful skill </i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:195px; left:349px' class="ft2"><pre><font face='Times'>for </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:196px; left:374px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>a network support person.</i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:219px; left:218px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'><i>Matthew Bell demonstrates the technique.</i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:276px; left:89px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>n the early days of networking, the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:275px; left:283px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>solder should be melted onto the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:275px; left:483px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>The soldering iron would then be</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:288px; left:89px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>average network analyst's tool box</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:287px; left:283px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>tip of the iron, and then the tip</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:287px; left:483px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>placed on the joint, making sure</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:300px; left:89px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>consisted of a multimeter, a set of</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:299px; left:283px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>wiped onto a damp cloth or</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:299px; left:484px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>that all the pieces are being heated.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:312px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>screwdrivers and a soldering iron. In</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:311px; left:284px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>sponge. The tip of the soldering</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:311px; left:470px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>3. The amount of time the iron should</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:324px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>these days of software diagnostics the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:323px; left:284px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>iron should then be coated in a</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:323px; left:484px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>stay on the joint depends to a</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:336px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>requirement to go in and get your</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:335px; left:284px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>thin layer of clean, shiny solder.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:335px; left:484px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>large extent on how much ma </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:348px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>hands dirty is diminishing, but a sol </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:360px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>dering iron is still a useful tool. There</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:372px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>are many opportunities for custom</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:384px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>cables to be made up, repairs to exist </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:396px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>ing cabling carried out and so on</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:422px; left:71px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><i><b>Tools</b></i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:444px; left:84px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>The essential tool for soldering is, of</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:456px; left:70px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>course, the soldering iron. For most</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:468px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>soldering tasks a relatively low power</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:480px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>(20 to 25 watt) iron will be more than</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:492px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>sufficient and quite cheap (US $30 to</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:504px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>$40). Some good quality solder is the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:516px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>next necessity; look for a reasonably</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:528px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>fine solder made for electronics use</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:540px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>and that has flux already in it. Solder is</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:552px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>soft alloy, that tends to oxidise when</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:564px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>heated. The flux inhibits the oxidis </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:576px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>ation process so keeping the solder</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:588px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>easy to handle and the joint clean.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:600px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>Other than that, some fine sandpaper</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:612px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>to clean joints and a pair of wire cutters</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:624px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>will come in handy.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:650px; left:72px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><i><b>Soldering</b></i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:672px; left:85px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>Figure 1 shows the steps to solde </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:683px; left:71px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>ring.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:708px; left:72px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>1. The pieces to be joined should be</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:720px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>clean and free of grease. Fine sand </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:732px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>paper or wire wool is ideal for</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:743px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>this. The pieces should then be</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:738px; left:394px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>Figure 1 Steps in soldering</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:755px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>placed together in the required</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:768px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>configuration, and secured in posi </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:780px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>tion. Crocodile clips, pliers, mask </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:792px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>ing tape etc can all help here.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:804px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>There are few things more frustrat </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:815px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>ing than to almost finish soldering</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:828px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>a joint only to have the pieces</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:840px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>spring apart.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:851px; left:72px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>2. Once the joint is ready, the solde </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:863px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>ring iron should be tinned. This</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:876px; left:86px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>means that a small amount of</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:881px; left:416px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>Figure 2 D y joint</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:922px; left:48px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>Issue 28 19</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:920px; left:260px' class="ft5"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>PC Network Advisor</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:921px; left:627px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>File: PO621.1</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" class='nav' style='left: 357px; top: 1010px'><pre>Next page <a href='page0002.htm'>></a></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:1050px; left:50px' class="ft4"><pre><b><font color="#FF0000" size="3" face="Arial">New!</font><font color="#FF0000" size="3" face="Arial Narrow"> </font><font size="2" face="Arial">The best sites for quality <a href="http://www.inkjet-printer-cartridges.org">inkjet printer cartridges</a> and the best sites for <a href="http://www.cheap-inkjet-cartridges.com">cheap inkjet cartridges</a></font></b></pre></span></body> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:1100px; left:300px' class="ft4"><pre><b><font color="#FF0000" size="3" face="Arial"><a href="../index.html">Windows Help Desk Home</a> </font></b></pre></span></body></html>