[sdiy] Cheap but reliable soldering iron

[Tom Wiltshire]

Hi Francois,

I'm afraid I never had a thermometer that I could use to measure it - sorry. It was always hot enough to melt solder. Antex claim their element is more efficient than others at transferring heat to the bit. I don't know whether thats true, but I at least found the iron much easier/quicker to solder with than some others I've used.

Tom

On 7 Nov 2012, at 17:52, François Best wrote:

> @Tom, what's the average temperature of the Antex?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> François Best
> Hardware & Software Engineer
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> 2012/11/7 Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net>
> Antex X25, dead simple 25W iron.
> 
> You can buy new handles, new elements, and new tips for them. I've had one for 25 years and (eventually) replaced every single part of it. The philosophical question is "is it the same soldering iron?"
> 
> HTH,
> Tom
> 
> On 7 Nov 2012, at 16:13, Andre Majorel wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking for an unregulated (cheap) soldering iron for backup
> > in case my Weller WTCP breaks.
> >
> > I've had very bad luck with unregulated soldering irons. JBC,
> > Camping gaz and another brand I forgot... All died by failure of
> > the heating element.
> >
> > Any recommendations ?
> >
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> > André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/
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