[Milsurplus] [ARC5] OT A BIT....What Do You Solder With?--Thanks All

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Don:

It all depends on what you're soldering.

When looking into SMT I found that I could solder 1/2 and 1/4 pitch ICs by hand.
The two factors are the power of the iron AND it's thermal capacity. So a lower wattage larger tip iron can do a better 
job on parts that a very fine tip higher wattage iron.
Photos of my 40, 60 and 200 Watt irons.
http://www.prc68.com/I/SMT.shtml#Solder

Although I have a hot air rework station, it almost never gets used.

-- 
Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com
http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html
The lesser of evils is still evil.

-------- Original Message --------
> Thanks everyone for your input on this. I think the consensus is that Metcal is a good choice.
> So that is where I headed.
> Life is too short (and I am such a mediocre tech to begin with!) to compromise on this.
> Don
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Don Merz via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> *To:* ARC-5 List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; MilSurplus QSLNet <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; Boatanchors Mail List 
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> *Sent:* Thursday, July 7, 2016 10:45 AM
> *Subject:* [ARC5] OT A BIT....What Do You Solder With?
>
> Seems a simple question. Maybe not.
>
> I recently became disenchanted with my old Tenma soldering station. I also have a box of all the usual old soldering 
> irons and such I could use (but don't). I started thinking that maybe for the next 10 years I should just buy 
> something good and be done with it.
>
> A friend of mine swears by the Metcal soldering stations. They are not cheap, but maybe a good investment.
>
> What do you use that you like?
>
> 73, Don Merz, N3RHT
>
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