[NSRCA-discussion] Soldering stations

[John Pavlick]

Richard,
 Don't worry - you're not a nerd. The Hakko is a nice little iron. I use
mine for everything from SMT electronics (OK - I'm a REAL nerd) to soldering
throttle pushrod cables and even some parts on slot-car chassis and my
Harleys (OK - I'm not a REAL nerd anymore). It is actually better to have
more power in this case. Since it's temperature controlled, you won't
over-heat small wires if you set the temperature correctly. You will like
it. One thing I haven't tried - although it would probably work really well
because of the temperature control - is cutting foam. You obviously wouldn't
want to do this with a tip that you use for soldering electronics.
John Pavlick
http://www.idseng.com


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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Richard
Strickland
  Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 5:19 PM
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  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Soldering stations


  In 'doing' electric stuff, I really hadn't given any thought to the type
of soldering irons or guns I was using--except to use(or would work)
whatever I had handy at the time.  I'm taking a little time to restore an
old car which needed much of it's wiring harness repaired after 30 years in
a barn(rats ate it) (hindsight: shoulda bought a new one).  Orland is a body
man and he had the car in his garage.  I took my gun and two irons over and
after hassling with those for a while, he said "Use THIS"--which was a base
model 40W Weller soldering station with a very pointy tip (Charlie Reed's
old one).  I was impressed by how well the thing worked--enough so I popped
for one at noon today.  It'll make those E connections a breeze.  I got a
little larger --Hacko? 65W dial adjustable unit as the other was a little
down on power for larger gauge or multiple wire joints.  I'm sort of amazed
that they are pretty much only available at electronic distributors or
online.  I did feel a little nerdy buying one.

  Richard



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