Originally Posted by LionOfTheSouthUK
Ordered one of these kits a few days ago. Having never soldered anything before, I went out and purchased a soldering iron and a couple of small electrical kits (PCB ) . Neither worked when done.Soldering iron has a 2.3mm tip, is that too big?? I wish I had read the forum and seen the guy selling ready made kits!!
Try to get a geek buddy there to guide you if you can. Soldering's pretty easy once you get the hang of it, but if you get one thing wrong, the whole kit will be shot.
Regarding soldering tip size, I used the narrowest cone-shaped one I could find at Radio Shack. It didn't even actually fit my model of iron, but I made it work
