Soldering & Crimping Wires for DIY Arduino Projects

Let’s learn how to crimp wires and solder header pins to a sensor!! Our goal is to connect a knob to the Arduino.

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List of materials & tools that we need. These items may become unavailable in the future.

(Note: I did not buy the the same Multi-Tool Wire Stripper, Soldering Tip Cleaner, knob Set (2nd link), and Plug Header Pin listed below. I did choose them according to the descriptions, reviews, and ratings. Please let me know in the comments if anything you ordered didn’t work out and I’m sorry in advance if it does happen. They should work but I just wanted to let you know.)

Part 1 of the video (Crimping)
-Wire (22 AWG & 3 Colors)
https://www.amazon.com/BNTECHGO-Silic...

-Multi-Tool Wire Stripper/Cutter/Crimping
https://www.amazon.com/WGGE-Professio...

-Plug & Socket (Male & Female) Crimps
https://www.amazon.com/Gikfun-Female-...
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/d... (This one may be good if you’re avoiding Amazon)

-Heat Shrink
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

Part 2 of the video (Soldering)
-Lead-free solder
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

-Soldering Iron
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=soldering+...

-Soldering Tip Cleaner
https://www.amazon.com/Soldering-Clea...

-Knob/Potentiometer
https://www.amazon.com/Breadboard-Fri...
https://www.amazon.com/Plusivo-Potent...

-Helping Hand
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

-Solder Smoke Absorber
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

-Safety Glasses
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

-Male/Plug Header Pin
https://www.amazon.com/MCIGICM-Header...

-De-solder (not 100% necessary)
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=solder+suc...

-Multi-meter (not necessary just yet but will be in the future)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

-Arduino UNO! (We’ll use it in the next video, so I recommend that you purchase while at it!)
https://www.amazon.com/Arduino-A00006...

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Soldering Safety Guidelines
https://safety.eng.cam.ac.uk/safe-wor...
https://www.ehs.harvard.edu/sites/def...

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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - What Is Crimping?
1:55 - What To Buy For Crimping?
3:02 - Cutting, Stripping, Crimping, & Heat Shrinking
5:43 - Why Heat Shrink?
6:31 - What Is Soldering?
8:24 - What To Buy For Soldering?
11:06 - Soldering 2 Wires Together
14:12 - Soldering Header Pins To A Knob
15:25 - Outro