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Stingray:


--- Quote from: RayB on March 30, 2005, 01:58:07 pm ---I still use the cheap $7 Radio Shack iron I bought 10 years ago.


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Me too.

-S

Craig:

Looking at that soldering iron, the tip looks sort of big. Avoid getting irons with big tips. They are a pain to properly solder with.

ShinAce:

That iron will do fine for jobs with bigger pieces.
If you want to solder fine wires and components(resistors, caps, ...), you'll need something with a fine tip and less heat than 30 watts. Maybe 25, preferably 20.

Craig:

I should also add that buying a good brand temp controlled one is a good idea too. It would likely last you the rest of your life if you don't use it every day ;-)

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