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Originally posted by Bastiaan
To me a 40 watt sodering iron sounds a bit on the hefty side. I have an Antex 16 watt, and use Ersine Multicore 60/something ( i think 40....) |
A hotter iron with a shorter contact time will do a cleaner job, especially if you're working with heat sensitive components like electrolytic caps. I have a 22 watt Weller pencil I'll use on the occasional hard to reach connector but for PCB work I use a 50 watt variable temp station. Ditto on the Radio Shack silver solder, easy to work with, cheap, and readily available. HTH