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Soldering Iron/Station.
J888www:
--- Quote from: JBert;220527 ---....soldering irons with 25 watt and they take quite some time to (re-)heat.
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If using damp sponge pad to clean tip, it draws heat away from tip, wire type cleaner works better, or maybe just a small stainless steel metal brush (size of tooth brush) with tin.
Standard tips survives for 5-7 days, Hakko tips will last approximately two Months, so they say, but I guess it's all down to how you use the soldering iron.
There's also a great difference between Lead based and Lead-Free products. (ie. using standard tip with Lead-Free solder will kill the tip quicker.)
British:
Yeah, I was heading towards Weller as well, but those CSI (meh...) stations might be worth a look.
What do you mean when you say tips "survive" only a few days ?
The way I saw it was that tips lasted for ages, providing you're not into soldering very small stuff.
TheSoundofTyping:
What a coinkeydink, I was about to make a thread asking about soldering iron temperatures -
What temperature range is considered to be the best for small (PCB type) soldering?
EverythingIBM:
--- Quote from: TheSoundofTyping;220665 ---What a coinkeydink, I was about to make a thread asking about soldering iron temperatures -
What temperature range is considered to be the best for small (PCB type) soldering?
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Not sure if this is helpful, but "badcaps.net" recommends 40 watts for capacitor work on PCBs:
--- Quote ---NEVER use 'cold heat' types of soldering irons!! They work off the principle of an ARC welder, and emit a current. This can instantly destroy your board when contact is made. If a good soldering station is not available to you, a 40 watt solder pencil with a fine tip on it will be sufficient.
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Lanx:
what about this?
http://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-937-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B000I30QBW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1283862278&sr=1-1
i have no knowledge of soldering irons or nothing, but really want to get one, googling csi station 1a, i saw a few mentions of this and if you buy the csi station1a it's 12bucks shipping, so this amazon one is basically the same price but digital? looks japanesey too!
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