Soldering

thumb|upright=1.5|Using a soldering iron to desolder a contact from a wire

hand tool used in soldering

thumbnail|upright=1.3|Solder, Ductility|drawn out to a diameter of 1.6 mm and wound/bent around a spool thumb|A soldered joint used to attach a wire to a through-pin of a component on the rear of a printed circuit board (not a customary application of such joints)

material used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards to connect surface-mount components to pads on the board

Electronics soldering process

electronics soldering process

thumb|right|Solders can be removed using a vacuum plunger (on the right) and a soldering iron. In electronics, desoldering is the removal of soldered components from a circuit board for troubleshooting, repair, replacement, and salvage. Desoldering involves breaking the soldered connection between component and board, typically by reflowing and removing the solder, allowing the component to be removed and potentially replaced if needed.

a multipurpose power soldering device for electronic components soldering

power tool for soldering metals

connection method for surface-mounted chips