Never mind about the 45 watt thing. I just bought a 15 and 30 watt soldering iron. Also, what does flux do exactly and does it matter if I have pretty thick ( I think) solder?
You could use tape if you are just testing something out and want to undo it in a few minutes, but for a permanent connection as everyone has already said, Solder it! It really is easy.
Solder will make a much more solid and permanent connection. If you twist the wires together and then put some tape on them, you will be cussing because of the loose connection.
I suggest buying a 30 watt soldering iron for these guitar type circuits. The 20 watt soldering irons are more for the delicate connection and components on PC boards.
A 30 watt iron will also help you make the ground connection on the back of the volume pot. You need a bigger, hotter iron to deal with heating the larger metal surface.
If you go with 30 watts, you may also find that you don't need soldering flux paste.
If you choose to use unleaded solder instead of the usual leaded kind, you will also need a 30 watt iron, because it takes more heat to melt it.
Hi. Just a personal observation, but one thing that made a big difference to my soldering was using flux paste and not just depending on the flux core in the solder. Anywhere that does plumbing supplies will normally have flux.
Ye,s you are being naïve...tape is for wrapping wires, not making connections, you need to solder it!!! A soldering iron and some solder will probably cost you $10.00, and it's easy to use.
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Solder will make a much more solid and permanent connection. If you twist the wires together and then put some tape on them, you will be cussing because of the loose connection.
I suggest buying a 30 watt soldering iron for these guitar type circuits. The 20 watt soldering irons are more for the delicate connection and components on PC boards.
A 30 watt iron will also help you make the ground connection on the back of the volume pot. You need a bigger, hotter iron to deal with heating the larger metal surface.
If you go with 30 watts, you may also find that you don't need soldering flux paste.
If you choose to use unleaded solder instead of the usual leaded kind, you will also need a 30 watt iron, because it takes more heat to melt it.