Choosing the right soldering iron can be difficult. Do you need temperature control, hot air rework and high wattage irons to do a good job?
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I did he TINY 40 smd ic from a midiPal kit and it worked like Magic! I blabbed the flux around all the pads- held the chip with my tweezers and then was able to solder up the iron and then just brush it across the pins and the solder just arranged itself! Since then I fear no...
To test the iron we assembled a little radio kit, a surface mount design intended for first-time surface mount solderers and thus using fairly substantial 1206 components and SOICs rather than SOPs or smaller integrated circuits. We found the iron perfectly easy to use, but with one caveat: ...
If you are going to spend $100 on a soldering iron, you should consider a Metcal soldering iron. You can get them on Ebay for a reasonable price. I'm sure this iron is a great piece of equipment. But, just a suggestion. Sam_Bamboo / about 13 years ago / 1 Haha If you could ...
Removing the solder isn't too difficult. Just place your iron on the solder, the second it liquefies, suck it off. It isn't necessary though and if the solder on there looks decent (not burnt or corroded) you connection should be good. You can clip the wires off and leave a bit of...
For the actual soldering, I’ll go to Amazon and purchase a Metcal MX-UK1 upgrade kit, including a workstand and the soldering iron itself (which is just a hand-piece attached to a wire), and soldering cartridges. Based on my work experience, I find it easier to handle small items wi...