[Elecraft] soldering iron recommendations

Timothy A. Raymer [email protected]
Tue May 14 19:46:00 2002


Chuck,

We just had a similiar discussion on the Field test forum.  If you have a 
PTD-7 tip for your weller, you should be OK.  We also discussed Weller W60P 
irons, as well as good old Weller 200/260 guns that you can get at the 
hardware store.  If there is any update, I will let you know here.

Tim Raymer
K2 #1383

At 11:14 05/14/2002 -0400, Chuck Roedel wrote:
>Hello to everyone,
>
>I used a Weller WTCPT for soldering my K2 and accessories .I see in the 
>KPA100 manual the final transistors must be soldered in with a higher 
>wattage iron than what's used for assembling the rest of the unit.
>What would be a good iron to purchase for this task?

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