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Objective:
Document your completed soldering work by uploading clear, well-lit photographs of all internal electrical components to your Useless Box ePort page.
Soldering
Soldering
Soldering is the process of melting excess material (tin) around wires essentially gluing them together at extreme heat before the material quickly sets in holding the wires or components together. In the Useless Box Challenge soldering was used to connect the motor, wires, toggle switch, batteries, and limit switch according to the wiring schematic provided on the JFCTC page and displayed below.
Heat Shrink
Heat Shrink
The heat shrink is used to cover up and protect the solder joints by wrapping tape, wire coating, or a similar rubbery material around the freshly soldered wires before heating up the heat shrink to conform around the wires and tidy up the overall look and functionality of the wires. I ran out of time towards the end of class for heat shrinking all of the wires but I added heat shrink around the wires going to the batteries displaying the knowledge and skill of the technique in my Useless Box. To the right is a few images displaying the heat shrink.
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