So this is what Agent Smith is up to these days

thumbs up 10/10. his unique style of electronics education, with his slow/clear voice and simple explanations, is highly accessible i think to electronics newbies, and those who may have english as a second language.. a great asset to humankind!

It's good to see you on UKposts again, Collin. Nice camera work, nice info, nice everything!

I'm finding desoldering a real pain. Thanks for the humorous attitude. It's just what I need. And there are some big tips here too.

I love his suit. He looks like he's ready to take over Wall Street. Or the Matrix.

I can't begin to tell you how helpful your videos have been to me Collin. I've been building synthesizer modules for the past year and you've saved me a ton of time and taught me a great deal. Thanks for all the effort!

Great presentation style. Collin you rock. None of the excitable presentation style or product promotion, just to the point and simply explained with a touch of humour. 10/10. More education clips like this are needed!

LOVE Colin's Lab videos! (wish they weren't so infrequent though!)

So glad to see you again dear Collin

He looks like someone out of the matrix and I love it.

This is really good. Clear instructions, detailed camera work, and a pinch of goofy humor. That's funny. I'm gonna see if I can repair my mouse, now; thank you!

This needs to be on regularly.

I've finally been able to replace the switches on my mouse (G Pro Wireless) that started doubleclicking. Thanks buddy. I love slow and clear explanations that give you the time to assimilate the information. The camera work is great too.

I know this is super old, but I just did my first solder today. I wanted to do something simple, so got a little blink pack that turns lights on and off. They linked to your channel for desoldering tips. Thanks a lot. This was super helpful. I was wondering what the wick was for and why my setup came with a weird suction thing. Thanks a lot for providing info to newbies like me!

To remove SMD passives, simply put a large blob of solder on the iron tip, lay the tip on the part, and slide the blob between both joints quickly. The part will wipe off with very little effort. Always be careful cutting apart headers while they are still soldered to the board. The pins will be forced apart from each other and this puts a lot of stress on the pads. You can easily damage a board. I recommend sliding the plastic separator off of the pins instead of cutting it. Chip Quik is awesome for removing SMD ICs, but remember that the alloy is specially designed to create WEAK, easily removed joints. You don't won't Chip Quik to remain when you solder on the new part. After removing the old part, you should wick up all of the Chip Quik, then flood the pads with fresh solder, and wick again. This is to ensure that as much of the Chip Quik as possible is gone.

Thank you, you are a hero!! I just replaced the Lclick switch on my Logitech G402 mouse. It took me an hour to remove the 3-pin switch because there was no space to hold on to the switch on the other side as i had planned. I had to de-solder whole prying it. It was a lot of work. I am going to order the Desoldering Pump and Desoldering Braid. Thanks again!! Now my mice will be repaired easily, hopefully.

I had a solder-sucker in my beginner’s kit the whole time and I didn’t know what it was for. Thank you!

both videos are quick and straight to the point

This video is amazingly calming and educational!

I like Collin's Lab. Very helpful.

I was wondering ¿why so pro? Then I saw Adafruit's logo and everything made sence. Great video!

+Adafruit Industries Seriously, we need MORE Collin and MORE frequently.

This video is great. Thanks so much for all the effort that went into making this informative upload. I've subbed. Looking forward to more.

Excellent, quick easy science class all in one. The Alton Brown of electronics world!!

I have serious respect for ANYONE that can solder. It seems so simple, yet I just can't seem to get the hang of it. I love your little jokes and sarcasm that you threw in there. Well done.

Glad to see new Collin's Lab videos. I enjoy his quirky delivery. I find it interesting that he was saying to use desoldering braid for "dealing with a large amount of solder". I generally thought of it in the opposite. I would use my solder sucker for quickly sucking up the majority of the solder joint, and then using my solder braid to get the last little bit of solder to free the component lead from the side of the through-hole plating. (Chem-Wik flux impregnated solder wick for the win!) Granted, all my solder suckers have the heat-resistant rigid nozzles so in order to get a good "suck" I had to quickly remove the iron and push the nozzle flat on the PWB just as I'm pressing the button in. I guess I never liked the waste of filling up inches of solder braid on one desoldering action, especially when I was the one paying for consumables. I should get myself one of those solder suckers with the heat resistant flexible tips one of these days... I also use solder braid for cleaning excess solder from the pads (both THT and SMT pads) before applying new solder. Hold the braid against the board with the iron tip and gently wipe.

Do MOAR of these moving picture and sound thingies!

There is something special in his videos that makes me not forget.

It's really good to see you back Colin ;) how about doing a proper how to on some of the adafruit shields mmm say the motor v2

Another great video! Thank you Collin.

I really enjoy the information formatting....superb job

Love Collins' Lab! :)

Very professional presentation, well done

You make it look so easy to desolder.

Great video. Especially love the music. :) ...although, a desoldering station can be an option. Branded ones (Hakko, Weller, JBC, ...) can be quite expensive, but ZD985 (as Dave Jones mentioned) seems to work well. This sort of stuff makes desoldering process a REAL breeze, at least desoldering of through-hole components.

It's a cool Technic. Thanks you Collin's Lab.

Excellent, really helpful and clear. Thank you

Thankyou so much really informative and easy to follow

Use 2x soldering irons for 2 terminal SMDs, or a SMD rework station, such as a Atten 858D for parts with more (and hidden) terminals.

that music in background 🤩🤩!!! MIB 👍👏🤝🤩 soldering looks cool now after watching this video🤝🤩

Thank you, great video

I feel like his narrative style is a throwback to 50s/60s high school education films. The black glasses frames seal the deal.

Thanks for the tips!

Great video, thanks so much. I learned a lot.

Love this guy man.

Perfect video and most informative

Mr. Agent Smith, thank you for the tutorial.

Thank you Mr. Smith

Collin is the best

Great tips. Thank you.

Hot tweezers are great for two pad SMD parts. I've also seen people use two soldering irons and grab them with one in each hand.

Colin is back?? Wow!

Welcome back!

Great video. Very helpful. BTW, from Online Etymology Dictionary: Solder (n): early 14c., soudur, from Old French soldure, soudeure, from souder, originally solder, "to consolidate, close, fasten together, join with solder" (13c.), from Latin solidare "to make solid," from solidus "solid" (see solid (adj.)). Modern form in English is a re-Latinization from early 15c. The loss of Latin -l- in that position on the way to Old French is regular, as poudre from pulverem, cou from collum, chaud from calidus. The -l- typically is sounded in British English but not in American, according to OED, but Fowler wrote that solder without the "l" was "The only pronunciation I have ever heard, except from the half-educated to whom spelling is a final court of appeal ..." and was baffled by the OED's statement that it was American. Related: Soldered; soldering. The noun is first attested late 14c.

just what i was looking for. thanks for the noob friendly explanation

Thank you! great video.

Tried it for the first time and it was a annoying. The pump sucker was useless but I see clearly I wasn't using it properly. Lucky I had an impact drill, I could use a very small drill bit to drill it off and then add the new component to the circuit board which I was doing it for my monitor. To my surprise I got it going (eureeka!) unbelievable. Saved me $200-300 for a new 24inch monitor. Will see how long it will last but so far so good been a whole week now. New beginnings and journeyman to the soldering world :)

Hey Collin! You are a Great Instructor and 'am always looking forward to watching your video tutorials. Since the electronics market is changing to SMDs more and more, a presentation of hot air solder stations would be in order, plus All the peripherals that go with it. That includes the type of flux, solder paste and the applicators such as the gauge of the blunt needle tip. Google & eBay are my best source of this information so far. You could do better. So, how about a video on the subject? Also, when buying DIY kits (as they are now called), seems there is always an SMD IC chip that has to be soldered onto the board. There's just no getting around it! Keep up the Good work! Lord Saint Dennis Charles Smart, Enlightened Heaven's Spokesman & Hobbyist

Love it!! Great vid you mad scientist looking electrical mad scientist.......

SMD resistors and capacitors are easy to remove with your soldering iron just alternatingly heat both pads quickly and you can usually remove a part in a couple of seconds.

Nice production value..

Love these videos. I hope this means we can expect to see more soon.

yay Colin's Lab new video

Thanks man imma buy all these stuff right away and start reparing stuff =D

Excellent video! Question: my 30-watt soldering iron melts my regular tin wire, but when I try to desolder parts in electronic devices like a mouse or cell phone, it won't melt the solder. Should I get a more powerful soldering iron?

Thanks for the info

He was really missed! He have a really simple way to make complex things easy to understand...

Thank you a lot man!!!

Yay! Colins lab!

He's back !!!! Yeeeaaahh !

Well, that was informative ! Take this Tumb up - may your channel grow

More Colin!

Very well made video

Collin’s Lab is The Best

What tip # are you using on your 888d? My current one isn’t the greatest.

Thank you Agent Smith very cool!

I like how you put on a black suit and black tie (dark green?) to do your videos. You look like you are ready for a scene in The Matrix. The sideburns are a nice touch, too.

That copper wire technique is great.

Yes! Collin's not dead!

Thanks mr lincoln very cool

and how about a SMD component/package with 72 legs? would you still recommend chipquick? or a hot air desolder station??

OMG Its rellay wondering to see even for a little usefull thing like de-soldering you guys made professional lecture type tuturial....

I thought I knew desoldering but I was wrong. This gave me more tips and tricks.

Thank you. I am just a electro novice sucker but this helped

Cool video Colin!

Dude, the Kraftwerk is strong with you! Bless!

I’m having an issue with through-hole components where the solder wick isn’t sucking up all the solder... it’ll take in some (and it often seems like it’s taking a lot), but some solder remains pooled in the hole. At that point, the wick *and the heat of the iron* can’t properly reach it. I can re-solder the joint and try again, but it’s not perfect. I only got 4 successes out of nearly 50 attempts. The pads are starting to burn. Will the solder sucker do a better job at removing solder without it pooling in the hole? I’m trying to desolder switches in a mechanical keyboard.

would like to have heard mentioned why I can't heat the solder of my Raspberry PI 3 to molten state in order to remove large components. (really, any purchased or mass produced object)

is there any way to extend the leads of any component removed?

We never had problems with desoldering leaded solder. The components seem almost welded in these days!

Good video 👍

I don't know what to say but thank you so much

Thanks. Cooper helps.

You are the man.

Where do i buy same typenof solider sucker as yours.

Yeah Collin!

Ty, Good video

Can you do a video on trace repair?

When did Collin switch from Make to Adafruit?

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