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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 15 2015, 12:43 PM (1,317 Views) | |
| Coche Blanco | Jul 15 2015, 12:43 PM Post #1 |
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What are you weirdos using to do your soldering? |
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| Metromightymouse | Jul 15 2015, 12:49 PM Post #2 |
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I usually use a Weller soldering gun. I have a regular soldering iron as well. |
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| doviatt | Jul 15 2015, 12:50 PM Post #3 |
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20 year old Weller soldering station. WES51 |
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| MR Bill | Jul 15 2015, 01:31 PM Post #4 |
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I use a 25 watt pencil iron. |
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| arudlang | Jul 15 2015, 01:33 PM Post #5 |
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For 12 automotive? Just the cheapest McCheep $4.99 iron you would find at a radioshack (if there were any radioshacks left... )Doesn't take anything special for 12v car wiring
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| Coche Blanco | Jul 15 2015, 01:35 PM Post #6 |
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Yeah it won't be for the car, so I guess I should have mentioned that. |
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| geogonfa | Jul 15 2015, 01:46 PM Post #7 |
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If your near a sears...Weller Professional Soldering Gun Kit range 41.95-90.00 or even a cheapo from harbor freight...http://www.harborfreight.com/180-watt-industrial-soldering-gun-61170.html...a little under powered but does the job |
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| macuserman | Jul 15 2015, 02:07 PM Post #8 |
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This is the one I use. click here Might be a bit overkill for some people, but I do a lot of soldering and I really like this one. I've used quite a few different brands and this is my favorite by far. Next best is probably Xytronic really like their stuff, very well made, but less bang for the buck. http://www.vetco.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=13616&gclid=CJ7IlpLq3cYCFUQSHwodSaUMrg Truth is unless you do a lot of soldering, anything that will melt the solder will work. Link shortened by MMM to correct the forum appearance. Edited by Metromightymouse, Jul 17 2015, 06:36 AM.
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| Daox | Jul 15 2015, 02:27 PM Post #9 |
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This is what I've found to be true. I've seen guys recommend the specialized soldering units. Hot air is nice if you're doing surface mount stuff, but not many do. I've made due with a radioshack weller 25W for years, even on smaller electronics stuff it seems to do fine. I have a couple different tips ground for it to better do whatever I'm working on though. |
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| Silver2K | Jul 15 2015, 05:37 PM Post #10 |
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If you are just going to solder wires, a cheap radio shack iron will do ($5). I have a few of those. If you are going to solder chips, you want something better, something with a fine tip and constant temperature or temperature control. I bought a Weller on sale at Fry's for about $100 8 years ago. Some magnetic mechanism keeps the tip at constant temperature. It worked well for me on surface mount chips. |
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| rmcelwee | Jul 16 2015, 01:37 PM Post #11 |
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Hey, my birthday is coming up (well, at the end of February) and I would love to have that Aoyue. Just saying... What do you know about these cheap units? I wouldn't use it that much so I really can't justify spending $300 on something. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Air-Gun-Solder-Iron-Welder-ESD-2in1-898D-Soldering-Rework-Station-W-Nozzles/201359202649? Edited by MMM to correct forum appearance. Edited by Metromightymouse, Jul 17 2015, 06:50 AM.
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| macuserman | Jul 16 2015, 02:08 PM Post #12 |
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All I have to say about that is make sure that the cheap knockoff brand units have a default safety switch in them that kills the heat if left on for awhile unattended. I had one of those, not that exact one, but one like it that I lent to a friend and it burst into flames because he walked away and left it on for a couple hours. One reason why I really like the Aoyue units they have safety features built in and I feel safe using them. Another approach is to just not lend your stuff to idiots, and remember to turn it off when you are finished.
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| t3ragtop | Jul 16 2015, 04:55 PM Post #13 |
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for any soldering on printed circuit boards i use a 17 watt weller pencil or an adjustable heat soldering station. i also have small and large weller dual heat soldering guns. the small one is 60/120 watts and the larger one is 115/230 watts. if you are building boards you should not use anything more than the 17 watt pencil as higher wattage/ heat soldering untensils tend to fry the copper traces loose from the boards.
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| Coche Blanco | Jul 16 2015, 07:22 PM Post #14 |
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Spent about $25 on this bad boy. Should be getting here next week some time...![]() http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=69398 |
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| t3ragtop | Jul 16 2015, 07:28 PM Post #15 |
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nice.
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One reason why I really like the Aoyue units they have safety features built in and I feel safe using them.

2:14 PM Jul 11