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Re: [motm] If Paul gets to be sloth, I am a Dodo

2001-02-11 by Paul Schreiber

>
> But I do still prefer ordinary rosin flux for wiring jack plugs and
> other cable jobs. The newer no-clean stuff doesn't melt fast enough or
> 'tin' as well as the rosin. Maybe I need to get a hotter iron...
>

Not "hotter", but more 'heat delivering capacity'.

You need 700F tips, and 40-50W. The smaller 30-35W irons won't deliver the
BTU's.

Paul S.

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