In article , "G-Dawg" wrote:
"Nil" wrote in message
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Can anyone recommend a good, moderately priced soldering station for
general electronics, including guitar and amplifier work?
Howzabout this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=190194925345
or this?
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062751
Nil,
Been wondering about this myself. Been looking at the Weller solder
stations, nice but expensive. I believe they are the "standard".
What I'm wondering is, they have temperature settings... What temp is what?
I've always gone by iron wattage for soldering work.
I generally use about 600 degree for light stuff, and crank it up to close to 700
for heavier jobs. Without regulation they can go to 800 or more.
At 600 the tip will stay shiny a long time without cleaning while hotter
produces instant darkening.
I have an AB763 amp build ready to start, I need a good solder station and a
good multimeter. Looking at fluke meters... Need to go to 1000 volts DC I
guess, which equals $2-300 dollars. Ouch!
Voltage can be a problem with most meters. I use the old style Tripplets
for up to 5KV.
It'll be interesting to see what anyone recommends. You may want to post
this to alt.guitars.amps as well. Many builders there.
After working with a fancy Weller station, I have got used to the "right 'size"
soldering pen. This one is less than half the size of most pens. When I use
the other stuff they seem so crude. The really nice ting, it heats up in about 6 seconds.
For a really small size, its way hotter than most with a 100 watt heater. Great for big
jobs. I need to find a way to make a simple cheap station using this pen.
of, course, I use the Radio Shack 250 watt gun for big heat.
greg