3/12/2025 1:07:35 PM	ELEC 300L Course Outline as of Fall 2004	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ELEC 300L	Title:  BASIC SOLDERING
Full Title:  Basic Soldering Skills for Electronics
Last Reviewed:5/6/2004

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:  P/NP Only
Repeatability:  03 - May Be Taken for a Total of 3 Units
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ELEC 200L

Catalog Description:

Basic Soldering Skills for Electronics is a 45-hour hands-on training course designed to provide the student with the necessary knowledge and skill to attain proficiency in producing high reliability solder connections. This course is suitable for individuals with no prior knowledge of electronic soldering techniques as well as the advanced electronic student. This course covers approximately ten individual soldering lessons that are based on current industrial, military, and NASA practices. Basic printed-circuit board (PCB) rework techniques as component removal and PCB repair of open traces and lifted pads.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Concurrent enrollment in ELEC 300 (formerly ELEC 200).

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A 45-hour hands-on course designed to provide the student with the knowledge & skills to produce high reliability solder connections. Course is designed for students with no previous soldering experiences as well as the advanced electronic student. Approximately ten soldering lessons are covered based on current industrial, military & NASA requirements.

(P/NP Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Concurrent enrollment in ELEC 300 (formerly ELEC 200).
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:03 - May Be Taken for a Total of 3 Units

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  The student will be able to:

     1. identify and determine the value of common components

        normally connected to electronic circuits by soldering.

     2. explain the soldering process.

     3. select the proper small hand tools required for soldering.

     4. prepare and maintain a soldering iron.

     5. demonstrate proper wire stripping and tinning techniques.

     6. solder wires and component leads to turret, cup, bifurcated,

        hook, and pierced terminals.

     7. solder axial and radial lead components, DIP and flat packs,

        and TO-5 packs to a PCB.

     8. demonstrate component removal by wicking and continuous

        vacuum.

     9. demonstrate the repair of open traces and lifted pads from

        single and double sided PCBs.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Preparing and maintaining the soldering iron.

 2.  Soldering to:  turret terminals, cup terminals, bifurcated

     terminals, and hook terminals.

 3.  Soldering axial lead components to printed-circuit boards.

 4.  Soldering dual inline packs (DIP) to printed-circuit boards.

 5.  Soldering TO-5 type packages to printed-circuit boards.

 6.  Soldering planar-mounted components (Flat Packs) to printed

     circuit boards.

 7.  Basic PCB rework techniques:  Component removal, repair of

     open traces, and repair of lifted pads.

Assignments:

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 60 - 90%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 30%
Multiple choice, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
ATTENDANCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  HIGH RELIABILITY INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGY by Pace Incorporated.

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