What kind of soldering iron?

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What kind of soldering iron?

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What kind of soldering iron and tip size is best for this job? Based on what the site says solder paste should be used, are there any irons that are better for solderpaste use?

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Post by chaostic »

While this has nothing to do with the post, I found the timing of me finding it and this post funny, and its informative. So...

http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/elab/soldering.htm

NASA Instructional video on how to solder. Not a smd video, but still pretty cool.

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http://www.circuitcellar.com/library/pr ... /index.htm

Do it yourself infrared/reflow heating solder paste oven.

cool not sure if I'm gonna build one but cool to know how :)

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Getting Started in Audio DIY link

Post by deunhido »

Tangent, a well known figure in the DIY audio community, has a lot of good info on his site. Here's his take on soldering irons and other equipment needed to get started on simple projects.

http://tangentsoft.net/audio/new-diyer.html

If you do splurge on a decent iron, a popular choice is the Hakko 936 ESD.

http://www.tequipment.net/Hakko936.html

You might want to start with the cheapo, tho. Buying stuff for projects can really add up fast.

Brian

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Post by chaostic »

Personally, the radioshack ones are good, last long, but not long enough. The 30 watt one tends to burn itself after a while, but its my main one. Just get a different tip or two. I also have the 15 watt one, grounded plug, but don't use as much, though I should with all the smd stuff I'm start working on.

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Post by doc »

A while back I had the good fortune of finding an amazing resource for soldering supplies and equipment in the form of a small business that is owned and operated by a true gentleman who’s business practices of customer satisfaction, standing behind what he sells and getting to know his customers on a first name basis are like those from days long past.

Bruce Sander is the owner of EAE Sales (Electronic Assembly Equipment) http://www.eaesales.com and he caters to the electronics hobbyist by offering a great selection of both new and used (refurbished to new cond.) high end professional soldering stations and accessories at unbelievable prices. He also goes out of his way to provide knowledgeable, helpful advice and great service.

For about the same price as a crappy Radio Shack "wanna-be" station, you can get a professional EDSYN, Hexacon, Weller, or Hakko soldering station from EAE Sales.

Even if he doesn’t have something that you want listed in his catalog, he can probably get it for you (Bruce located a new Weller EC1301 soldering pencil for my EC4001 station for $35.00 when everybody else wanted well over $100.00)

I normally do not plug companies, but this is one company that I must make an exception for. If you are thinking about buying a soldering station, you should check Bruce’s company out.

-d0c-

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