[sdiy] problematic sh101

[Senso]

>At 09:09 PM 11/6/2004 -0800, harrybissell wrote:
>>if I might BUTT in here... I'd be very leery of using a 12W 
>>soldering iron and
>>then
>>saying 'traces lifted'.   There is such a thing as too little 
>>heat...you have to
>>hold it on so long
>>that the heat spreads out into a much larger area. (heat affected zone).
>>
>>This can looses the adhesive that holds the copper to the board over a large
>>area, causing
>>the lift.  I bet a 40W iron and NO time (it will heat in no time, really...)
>>would cause a lot
>>less damage.
>>
>>Many old timers agree...
>
>        This old timer agrees...more heat is a good thing (please 
>notice I said heat, not higher temperature).  Even back before I 
>started using temperature controlled irons, I had an Ungar 47 watt 
>soldering pencil.  It was kind of a pain in that not only did it 
>have a lot of heat, but it also attained a rather high 
>temperature...keeping it clean was a problem.  Still, being able to 
>make a solder joint almost instantly is definitely a good thing.

Maybe a stupid question, maybe I miss the right diy background, but 
how do I get more heat without raising the temperature?
Cold fusion?

Senso

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