New to list SOLDERING

[Theo]

Yes sure, I've been using a 30W ersa for over 10 years before someone put a
WTCP in my hands.
One day later I got my own.
The difrence is there, even if you trained not to toast the stuf with a big
iron.

Maybe it's a generation gap,
we youngsters don't bite of  wire with our teeth either ;^)

Cheers Theo



----- Original Message -----
From: Harry Bissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
To: <buchi at takeonetech.de>
Cc: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 3:30 AM
Subject: Re: New to list SOLDERING


> I use an Ungar Imperial handle with a 45 watt, non temp controlled
element.
> 1/8"
> chisel tip. I have no problem handling all pitchesdown to .1" (dip IC). I
use
> the side
> for the fine stuff, and the flat for the heavy stuff...
>
> I have used this for the last 20 years. I have been through two or three
> tips. Tips that big don't burn out easily.
>
> The holder I use has a min-box on the base, with a triac circuit. Full
heat,
> or "less" heat
> switch selectable. I use the low heat for idle, switch to high for work.
>
> I NEVER use a sponge to clean the tip... I have a fixture with 2 bristle
> brushes that face each other... just about an iron tip width apart. One
swipe
> down and the tip is clean...
> never have a corrosion problem. It doesn't take "all" the solder away so
the
> tip doesn't
> oxidize.  If anyone is interested I'll sketch this thing and you can DIY
your
> own. It is one of the neatest bench accessories, and beats flipping solder
on
> the floor...
>
> In closing... its not the tool... but the SKILL. There's no substitute for
> making a few thousand solder joints to get started. I also use the "good
> stuff" at work... but a good
> solder/rework station is the price of a ProOne. Follow me ???
>
> Newbies.  Get some old Tape Decks, Radios, etc... and take them apart to
get
> skill, then
> put them back together. You will QUICKLY learn how much heat foil will
take
> before
> it delaminates...
>
> And remember "Bob Pease" likes a big hot iron too.  More heat and less
time
> is a good thing.
>
> H^)  harry  <soapbox mode off>
>
> Michael Buchstaller wrote:
>
> > >> - a decent soldering iron of 30 - 70 Watts
> > >
> > >If this is an iron without temperature regulation, this is IMHO way too
> > >much power for doing PCB soldering. 15 W or 20 W is fine. Much better
is
> >
> > Of course i think "decent" means with temperature regulation.
> >
> > >the like. I have mine for 20 years now :-)
> >
> > Im am using my Weller WTCP-S for 16 years so far.
> > (i think it has around 60 W or so)
> >
> > -Michael Buchstaller
>
>