ELM 1060 - Soldering Techniques and Tools

Clock Hours: 42

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
This course provides a comprehensive course on Soldering Safety and Electrostatic Sensitive Devices, Solder and Soldering Equipment, Wire Stripping, Tinning, and Splicing, Terminal Types and Connections, PCB Types and Manufacturing Methods, Through-Hole Non-Polarized Component Soldering and De-soldering, Through-Hole Polarized Component Soldering, Soldering Surface Mount Devices, and Coax Cable Connectors. This program is project based with hands-on preparing, repairing, mounting, soldering, and de-soldering components onto a PCB along with assembling BNC connectors and attaching to coaxial cables. During the “hands-on” phase of soldering techniques, the student practices all of the above sections. Also, included is the responsibility to do a final inspection. Assembly projects are designed to give the student practice both assembly and soldering techniques. These initial project kits are very simple in nature but will gradually become more complex. The second phase of this course, cables and connectors allows the student an opportunity to assemble and build several types of cable sets using industry current tools and connector types and provides an introduction to several common types of wire and cable, associated connector hardware, and the physical and electrical checks required to verify the functionality of assembled cables. Troubleshooting of wire and connector deficiencies is stressed through simulations as well as actual cable continuity tests that utilize industry standard test equipment. Practical exercises require students to assemble various cables using the specific wires, connectors, and tools provided.

Student Learning Outcomes:
5021-914-130 Soldering Safety and Electrostatic Sensitive Devices

Understand the safety requirements of soldering chemicals and supplies.
Describe the procedure for use of an eyewash station
Define an electrostatic sensitive device
Describe the sources of electrostatic discharge and list its hazards to electronic components.
Identify the static-producing materials in the work area.
Explain the principles of static control and methods employed in developing static controlfacilities.
Describe the special handling, identification, packaging, and protection requirements forelectrostatic sensitive devices.

5021-914-160 Solder and Soldering Equipment

Identify different types of solder.
Identify proper solder flux.
Understand how to handle a soldering iron properly.
Understand how and why a soldering iron tip is tinned.
Understand correct use of safety equipment.
Identify hand tools used to aid soldering.
Describe proper use of heat sinks and wire forming tools.
Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to tin a soldering iron tip properly.

5021-914-170 Solder and Soldering Equipment Practical Exam

Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to tin a soldering iron tip properly.

5021-914-190 Wire Stripping, Tinning, and Splicing

Identify different types of wire strippers and trimmers.
Identify the proper tools used to strip various wires.
Understand how to strip wires using wire strippers.
Identify methods of wire tinning.
Understand how and when to tin a wire.
Identify methods of wire splicing.
Understand how and when to splice a wire.
Strip wires using the available wire strippers.
Demonstrate wire tinning.
Demonstrate wire splicing.

5021-914-200 Wire Stripping, Tinning, and Splicing Practical Exam

Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to properly the strip and tin the end of a wire.
Demonstrate how to properly make a wire splice.

5021-914-220 Terminal Types and Connections

Understand the IPC/EIA J-STD-001C standards used for turret, bifurcated, and hook terminals.
Identify turret, bifurcated, and hook terminals.
Describe the application of turret, bifurcated, and hook terminals.
Understand the IPC/EIA J-STD-001C standards used for pierced and cup turrets.
Identify pierced and cup turrets.
Describe the application of pierced and cup turrets terminals.
Solder connections to a turret terminal.
Solder connections to a bifurcated terminal.
Solder connections to a hook terminal.
Solder connections to a pierced terminal.
Solder a connection to a cup terminal.

5021-914-230 Terminal Types and Connections Practical Exam

Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to properly solder a wire to a turret terminal.
Demonstrate how to properly solder a wire to a bifurcated terminal.
Demonstrate how to properly solder a wire to a hook terminal.
Demonstrate how to properly solder a wire to a pierced terminal.
Demonstrate how to properly solder a wire to a cup terminal.

5021-914-250 Printed Circuit Board Types and Manufacturing Methods

Identify the general characteristics of PC boards.
Identify several connection methods used on PC boards.
Identify the options and procedures available for repairing broken circuit board copper lands.
Prepare a circuit board for repair using a surface mount jumper.
Repair a circuit board using a surface mount jumper.

5021-914-260 Printed Circuit Board Types and Manufacturing Methods Practical Exam

Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to properly prepare a PC board for installation of a surface mount jumper wire.
Demonstrate how to properly solder a surface mount jumper wire.

5021-914-280 Through-Hole Non-Polarized Component Soldering and Desoldering

Understand the soldering process.
Identify good, cold, flux, and disturbed solder connections.
Identify common non-polarized components.
Identify tools used to form leads.
Understand lead forming methods.
Identify the methods used to mount components on a PCB.
Understand desoldering methods.
Understand how to correct poor solder connections.
Form component leads.
Mount and solder components to a PCB.
Desolder components from a PCB.

5021-914-290 Through-Hole Non-Polarized Component Soldering and Desoldering Practical Exam

Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to properly form the leads of a thru-hole component.
Demonstrate how to properly solder non-polarized thru-hole components.
Demonstrate how to properly desolder non-polarized thru-hole components.

5021-914-310 Through-Hole Polarized Component Soldering

Identify common polarized components.
Identify orientation of components.
Explain heat fragility of some components.
Form leads of polarized components.
Mount polarized components on a PCB.
Solder heat-sensitive components on a PCB.
Solder polarized components on a PCB.

5021-914-320 Through-Hole Polarized Component Soldering Practical Exam

Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to properly solder polarized thru-hole components.
Demonstrate how to properly desolder polarized thru-hole components.

5021-914-340 Soldering Surface Mount Devices

Explain differences between through-hole and SMD technologies.
Identify common SMD components.
Understand SMD soldering and desoldering techniques.
Prepare surface mount pads for soldering of a component.
Solder a surface mount resistor to a PCB.
Solder a surface mount IC to a PCB.

5021-914-350 Soldering Surface Mount Devices Practical Exam

Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to properly tin a PC board in preparation for installation of surface mount components.
Demonstrate how to properly solder surface mount components.
Demonstrate how to properly desolder surface mount components.

5021-914-370 Coax Cable Connectors

Review BNC connector history, advantages, and limitations.
Review RG-58 cable history, advantages, and limitations.
Understand the assembly of the UG-88C/U BNC connector.
Understand how a UG-88C/U BNC connector is attached to a coaxial cable.
Install a UG-88C/U BNC connector on the RG-58 A/U cable.

5021-914-380 Coax Cable Connectors Practical Exam

Use safety equipment properly.
Demonstrate how to properly a BNC connector on a cable.

5021-216-130 Cables, Connectors, and Tools … … … … … … … … … … … … … . . —

Define wire.
Define cable.
Define harness.
Identify solid and stranded wires.
Understand the purpose of a connector.
Determine the difference between a plug and jack.
Understand connector terminology.
Understand the purpose of cutters.
Understand the purpose of crimpers.
Understand the purpose of a multimeter.
Understand the purpose of a cable tester.

5021-216-160 Single Wire Assemblies

Identify the steps used to prepare, build, and test single wire assemblies.
Assemble a FASTON type connector.
Assemble a butt splice.
Assemble a 0.156 KK Series connector.
Build and test single wire assemblies without guidance.

5021-216-190 Flat Satin Cable and RJ Connectors

Describe flat satin cable.
Understand flat satin cable applications.
Describe the RJ11 connector.
Describe the RJ45 connector.
Understand RJ11 and RJ45 applications.
Assemble an RJ14 cable.
Assemble an RJ45 cable.
Build and test flat satin cable assemblies without guidance.

5021-216-220 Cabling Standards and Categories of Performance

Understand the origin of cabling standards.
Know the agencies responsible for establishing standards.
Define Universal Service Ordering Codes.
Understand the types of serial data connections.
Describe characteristics of a multi-conductor cable.
Describe characteristics of a flat satin cable.
Describe characteristics of a twisted pair cable.
Describe characteristics of a coaxial cable.
Identify UTP, SCTP, and STP cable.
Understand Cat 1 through Cat 7 cable properties.

5021-216-250 Twisted Pair Cable

Identify and describe how a modular RJ45 plug is used.
Identify and describe how a keystone jack is used.
Identify the difference between an ATT 110 punch down type jack and a CAT 5 TIA/EIA-568-A/B keystone type jack.
Identify and describe how CAT 5 UTP cable is used.
Understand T568A, T568B, and 10BASE-T wiring standards.
Understand straight-through and cross-over wiring methods.
Understand how to prepare CAT 5 UTP cable for assembly with an RJ45 modular plug and CAT 5

TIA/EIA-568-A/B keystone type jack.

Identify the tools used to attach a modular RJ45 plug and CAT 5 TIA/EIA-568-A/B keystone type jack to

CAT 5 UTP.

Understand how to attach a CAT 5 TIA/EIA-568-A/B keystone type jack to a UTP cable following T568A standards.
Prepare, build, and test a CAT 5 UTP cable with RJ45 plugs following T568A standards and the straight through wiring method without guidance.
Prepare, build, and test CAT 5 UTP cable with a CAT 5 TIA/EIA-568-A/B keystone type jack following T568A standards and the straight-through wiring method.

5021-216-280 Multi-Wire Cable

Describe a multi-wire cable.
Identify a D-Sub connector.
Understand how a D-Sub connector is used.
Understand the purpose of DCE and DTE devices.
Identify DCE and DTE cable configurations.
Identify and examine the parts and types of D-Sub connectors.
Examine the RS-232 wiring standard.
Prepare, build, and test a multi-wire cable assembly using a D-Sub connector and RS-232 standards.
Prepare, build, and test multi-wire cable assemblies without guidance.

5021-216-310 Coaxial Cable

Describe the parts of a coaxial cable.
Recognize types of coaxial cable.
Identify coaxial cable applications.
Recognize an F-type coaxial connector.
Recognize a BNC coaxial connector.
Understand how to prepare a coaxial cable for assembly with an F-type connector and a BNC connector
Identify the tools used to construct a coaxial cable assembly.
Understand how to test a coaxial cable assembly with a multimeter.
Prepare, build, and test a coaxial cable assembly with F-type connectors.
Prepare, build, and test a coaxial cable assembly with BNC type connectors