Soldering Iron:
get the YiHuA 835D or similar model on ebay, get an extra heating element for the gun and iron and solder tips also ebay...cheap ~$100
Gun and iron heating elements die rather quick if you go in the 400C range (soldering water pipes :D)
I been using this for over a year, 12h a day without break....
Regards
Andreas
On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 4:43 PM, qz9090@... [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
First of all, I am a hobbiest so I am not looking to acquire top of this line equipment. With that said,
I would like to acquire some new soldering/desoldering/etc. equipment for electronic hobby purposes.
Obviously, whatever I get, I would like to be able to use it for a few years, so durability is key. Also, with more and more components being surface mounted, I would like to make sure the equipment provides me the ability to work with SMD components.
My first thoughts, just for starters, were:
1) a new soldering iron
2) new multimeter (but with what measurements other than the obvious)
3) heat gun (what kind and what temp range)
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
Frank P.