Homebrew PCBs

On Monday 03 May 2004 11:49 am, Dave Mucha wrote:

> > screw-head to one side of a PCB, I use a 25 W. Ungar with an iron-
> > plated "stub" chisel tip.  A "diamond-point" tip is useful, too.  NO
> > pure-copper tips, as they simply dissolve-away in molten solder very
> > quickly!

> The irons I am using are 30 watt cone point, similar to the diamond
> point and a 100 watt.
>
> Seems I should get a quality iron and quit with the toy stuff.
>
> The Ungar stuff I looked at on the Web was 700 deg, interchangable
> tip stuff.

The screw-in element and screw-on (stud on the element!) stuff sold at Radio 
Shack is Ungar,  I have 25W, 33W, and 45W elements and an assortment of tips 
I use here.

I've also built a little box with a couple of toggle switches and neon 
indicators which I use for both an on-off switch and to put a diode in series 
with it,  giving half-power for any of them,  comes in real handy for 
"standby"...