MOTM

Man - I just pulled out a PAIA Fatman I started probably 2 years ago 
and put away unfinished.  Comparing the quality of my soldering on 
the MOTMs using the Weller WTCPT to the PAIA w/ a cheap $20 Radio 
Shack iron is embarrasing.  Pick heaps of misformed solder and shiny 
solder flux splashes all over the board.

So anyway - the purpose of this note is to let anyone considering a 
better soldering iron and better solder know that, yes, it's well 
worth it.  It's certainly not that my soldering skills have gotten 
that much better (although, they certainly have improved) - I haven't 
had that much experience.  Just 1/3 of a Fatman and 4 MOTM modules.

Thanks for the advice Paul.

JP

On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 jpotter@... wrote:
>  Comparing the quality of my soldering on 
> the MOTMs using the Weller WTCPT to the PAIA w/ a cheap $20 Radio 
> Shack iron is embarrasing.

> So anyway - the purpose of this note is to let anyone considering a 
> better soldering iron and better solder know that, yes, it's well 
> worth it.
I can ID with JP on this.  Not that I'm an expert solderer (Paul S. gave
me a C- (if I remember correctly) on one of my first kits).  Switching to
a good soldering iron helped me out considerably; less frustrating, better
solder joints (ok, I'm probably up to a C+ on Paul's scale), faster
assembly - well worth the expense. Jeff

In a message dated 8/16/01 7:24:30 PM, adaaxs@... writes:

<< I got a Pace iron recently and it is the best iron I have ever touched.  >>

Which model Pace?

Ivan

I got a Pace iron recently and it is the best iron I have ever touched. 
Under $200 heats up in seconds feels comfortable, lots of tips,  flow is
wonderful.  It's great

g wong

Jeffrey Pontius wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 jpotter@... wrote:
> >  Comparing the quality of my soldering on
> > the MOTMs using the Weller WTCPT to the PAIA w/ a cheap $20 Radio
> > Shack iron is embarrasing.
> 
> > So anyway - the purpose of this note is to let anyone considering a
> > better soldering iron and better solder know that, yes, it's well
> > worth it.
> I can ID with JP on this.  Not that I'm an expert solderer (Paul S. gave
> me a C- (if I remember correctly) on one of my first kits).  Switching to
> a good soldering iron helped me out considerably; less frustrating, better
> solder joints (ok, I'm probably up to a C+ on Paul's scale), faster
> assembly - well worth the expense. Jeff