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| lilshawn:
hakko 936 here (888 predecessor) all the way up...i'm impatient and have ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- to do. if i'm doing something small with thin wires and tiny traces like an AVR board or SMD I'll go down to 750. I feel it's better to heat it up and get your part soldered before the heat has a chance to soak in and ruin your component or trace than to spend time dicking around heating, heating, heating, to get the lead to melting point. |
| pbj:
--- Quote from: shponglefan on July 29, 2015, 01:53:05 pm ---I usually set mine between 650-700F. For desoldering, I have had to go higher. --- End quote --- Same here. These guys going 750 are nuts and like burning holes in their PCBs. |
| Slippyblade:
Fired it up for the first time last night. Oh... My... God... From power on to melting solder was about 20 seconds. Blew my mind - I'm used to waiting 5 mins for the iron to heat up enough to melt solder. Anyway, 20 seconds after turning it on, I was able to tin the tip. Awesome. Just out of curiosity I stabbed the wet foam and it sizzled for a good 5-10 seconds before the temp dipped at all, and then it was back to temp almost instantly. Soldered up a bunch of connections with absolutely no heat loss, didn't have to even slow down. All I can say is, I'm in love. This is the best iron I've ever seen. Totally worth the price. Would have been worth the regular price to be honest, making what I paid for it even more awesome. |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: Slippyblade on July 31, 2015, 05:12:03 pm ---All I can say is, I'm in love. This is the best iron I've ever seen. Totally worth the price. Would have been worth the regular price to be honest, making what I paid for it even more awesome. --- End quote --- Next, look for a deal on one of these: http://www.amazon.com/PanaVise-324-Electronic-Work-Center/dp/B000SSPNBU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1438385897&sr=8-5&keywords=panavise RadioShack had them for $30 at one point. I've never seen them that low again. According to camelcamelcamel, the lowest it's ever been on Amazon is $48. |
| Slippyblade:
I've got a pair of those "3rd Hand" things with the double alligator clips. They are nice to have, but that PCB clamp would be super nice. |
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