[Blindtlk] soldering electronic parts

Thu Jun 4 00:27:09 UTC 2009

Did you learn to solder when you had vision?  This is amazing!!

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] soldering electronic parts

>
> Dear Joel,
>
> You must be very careful if you use the trick of placing a soldering gun
> straight on the electronic part and apply the heat until you just feel the
> solder melt.
> The heat will travel and can burn up the part.
> If you can, place a clamp or something like a pair of pliers between the
> soldering point and the next component down the line to stop the heat from
> traveling and burning up the part.
> How valuable is it to you?  If you burn up a part are you going to be 
> upset?
> If so, get someone to help you, at least to you know you have a techniques
> that works for you.  That is better than making the situation worst and
> still having to send it out to be repaired at a greater cost.
> I like to try to do everything myself too, but I have learned not to let 
> my
> pride stand in the way of getting the job done right.
> I can sometimes be stubborn, in trying to do everything myself and screw 
> it
> up.  I have therefore, learned to be more careful and think things out 
> more
> and ask myself, "is this worth it," instead of just saying " I am going to
> fix it myself or break it."  Sometimes learning can be painful and
> expensive.  You need to be the judge.
> I do allot of arts and crafts and use all manner of power tools and have a
> fully equipped shop.
> I like to make things myself and have only light and shadow vision at this
> point in my life, so I am one who does like to do things myself.
> Woodworking, metal working, auto mechanics, electrical, plumbing and more.
> I even teach blind people how to do simple home repairs .
>
> David Evans, NFBF
> Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
> Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117 Stealth Fighter
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] soldering electronic parts
>
>
>> Joel,
>>
>> I have done some soldering during my life that at least has been good
>> enough to get me by.  However, I readily admit that I do less of it now
>> because so many
>> components have gotten so small that it is not as easy as it once was.
>> How well you do with it a matter of how much it is worth to you and how
>> much you are willing
>> to practice and experiment.
>>
>> The common approach to soldering is to use a soldering iron that remains
>> hot for the entire soldering session.  Some blind persons do that, but I
>> dare say most of us
>> do not.  Usually it makes the most sense to find a soldering iron or gun
>> that can be heated up after it has been positioned.  My approach is to
>> mostly use a soldering
>> gun, placing it upon the terminal or wire that needs to be soldered, take
>> the solder in my other hand and place the end on the terminal or wire
>> grasping the solder a
>> couple of inches back from the end, and then apply the heat.  This could
>> mean pressing a trigger, or possibly wiring a soldering gun through a 
>> foot
>> peddle.  Once the
>> connection is hot enough, you will both smell the solder and feel that 
>> the
>> tip touching the connection is getting soft.  You will learn over time to
>> feed the melting end
>> of the solder onto the connection until you get the right amount and then
>> widraw both the gun and the solder.  It is important that the solder and
>> the iron or gun touch
>> the connection and not each other.  The best results will be achieved by
>> having the gun heat up the connection so the connection is hot enough to
>> melt the solder.
>>
>> There are several variables.  First, you can get solder in different
>> gauges or diameters.  The thicker the solder, the better you will be able
>> to feel if it is positioned on
>> the connection, but the more likely you will get too much solder or have
>> it go where you don't want it.  Find a compromise that works by
>> experimenting.  Some small
>> connections will require that you use a thin solder and you have to live
>> with that.  Some have fed thin solder through a thin metal tube so that
>> the tube can be used
>> to guide the solder to the connection.
>>
>> There are verious kinds of soldering irons and guns now.  A Soldering gun
>> has a small heating element mounted on two very heavy conductors.  It
>> heats up and
>> cools fairly quickly.  However, it is a high current low voltage device,
>> and because of the high current, some say that a gun can dammage a
>> component because of
>> the strong electric fields.  While I do not doubt this, it has never
>> happened to me, and this is not usually an issue when soldering switches,
>> plugs or pickups as you
>> might deal with on a guitar.  However, some cordless irons heat up fairly
>> quickly and pose less of a risk.  Also, it can be nice not to have to
>> worry about a cord.  I do
>> not think I solder as quickly as most sighted people, though, so
>> consequently, I have found the battery life on a cordless iron to be
>> limiting and never living up to the
>> ads.  There are also irons that you light.  These stay hot but tend to
>> concentrate the heat so one can use them if one is careful.  There are
>> tricks, too.  If you wet
>> your finger tip and you touch quickly, the heat is discipated in the 
>> water
>> and you won't burn your finger.
>>
>> Maybe this will give you some ideas.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
>> On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:07:13 -0400, Joel Zimba wrote:
>>
>>>Hey All,
>>
>>>If anyone out there can help me figure out how to solder wires and
>>>electronic components out there sans eyes, I would be very greatful.
>>>I'm not opposed to a bit of singing of my fingertips, but really, I
>>>think such things should be kept to a minimum.
>>
>>>I think it's just silly that I can't re-wire my guitar without help.
>>
>>>Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>>thanks,
>>
>>>Joel
>>
>>
>>>On 6/3/2009 11:02 AM, Sarah Baughn wrote:
>>>> This is definitely true, as in facial expressions.
>>>> Sarah
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Wright"
>>>> <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
>>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:42 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Other "wrong" assumptions;Learning body 
>>>> language
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Good morning all,
>>>>> Although I wasn't born blind, I was born in a different country where
>>>>> body language just like spoken language is a little different. I lost
>>>>> my sight gradually over a period of several years and can understand
>>>>> this topic of wanting to utilize body language to better enrich
>>>>> communication. Since going blind, I've noticed that I use body
>>>>> language more consciously than before going blind. For example, I
>>>>> have to make an effort to verbalize more when talking to blind
>>>>> individuals. I often find myself nodding my head or using hand
>>>>> gestures to indicate objects, or emphasize ideas.
>>>>> When talking to friends who are blind from birth, I've discussed the
>>>>> importance of utilizing body language as a tool, but not to be
>>>>> distracted by ones knowledge of it. In order to learn body language a
>>>>> positive means of communication, it is important to ask questions of
>>>>> family and other sighted peers. In my opinion, a certain amount of
>>>>> body language is natural is doesn't need to be learned. Just my
>>>>> thoughts.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards:
>>>>> Dave Wright
>>>>> Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803
>>>>> Email:
>>>>> dwrigh6 at gmail.com
>>>>> WebPage:
>>>>> http://www.knfbreader.com
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Cramer" 
>>>>> <tom.cramer1 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:33 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Other "wrong" assumptions;Learning body
>>>>> language
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>> I've often wondered very similar things.
>>>>>> I would love to get some answers to this as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerardo Corripio"
>>>>>> <gera1027 at prodigy.net.mx>
>>>>>> To: "Blind-Talk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:05 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Other "wrong" assumptions;Learning body language
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Robert's message about false assumptions in the workplace reminded
>>>>>>> me of the following incident:
>>>>>>> The other day while attending a dinner with some coleagues one of
>>>>>>> them asked "Are you able to eat on your own"? comment which angered
>>>>>>> me, though I know the sighted person asked me with good intention
>>>>>>> it still made me a bit angry to the point that I know still lots of
>>>>>>> work needs to be done (especially in countries where the NFB isn't
>>>>>>> well-known or even heard of); this is why I really enjoy the list;
>>>>>>> ai always learn a lot from you guys.
>>>>>>> This brings me to another question especially for those of you
>>>>>>> blind from birth: How did you guys learn to use body language? I
>>>>>>> sometimes get to thinking that aside from integrating more with the
>>>>>>> sighted world, it saves our mouths from talking, especially while
>>>>>>> eating or doing other things that at that moment doesn't permit us
>>>>>>> to speak.
>>>>>>> also, when saying no (shake of the head) is it from side to side by
>>>>>>> moving the head from shoulder to shoulder or moving the head
>>>>>>> clockwise or counterclockwise?
>>>>>>> also what does srugging the shoulder signify? As you see we blind
>>>>>>> from birth lose a lot of things by not being able to see. And when
>>>>>>> I first introduced myself the RP I took it to mean Retinopathy of
>>>>>>> Prematurity like in spanish, thus didn't think to clarify the
>>>>>>> concept.
>>>>>>> Gerardo
>>>>>>>
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