[sdiy] what temp do you solder at?

[Rykhaard D.A.M.I.A.N.]

On 3/27/06, Brett Maddaford <Brett.Maddaford at ipfx.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all sorry i have checked the archives but couldnt find much there and
> everything i do read seems to be different.
>
> I was just wondering what temp people recommend soldering standard kinda
> parts at....1\4 resistors, electro caps and trannies etc on standard printed
> pcbs like the oakley and cgs type.

I've been soldering at 700ºF since 1992 when I bought my Weller
station.  ( chose the temp., based on our customer's advice, for
general purpose parts / etc.)

At work - one our Repair tech.s mentioned to me, that 600ºF is the
best for surface mount, as many of those parts can be more sensitive
to heat.

If I recall correctly - the official industry soldering tech. manual,
mentioned between 600-700º for SMT and 700-800ºF for birnak items. 
(IF, I recall correctly.  Read it front to back, about 3 months ago.)

I hope this helps. :)  My station has been far faster than the 25 watt
iron that I used for years before that. :)

And I've never knowingly killed anything at 700. :)

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