Recommendations for soldering iron
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Recommendations for soldering iron
I've got a couple of cables that I need to make so am going to put on my big boy pants and learn to solder. Not planning on doing any amps/pedals at this stage. Any recommendations for an iron? Electric or butane? How powerful? Any meaningful difference in cheap v expensive irons or solder?
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
Funny, I was trawling through the NZG archive just the other day trying to find a thread on this exact topic.
From what I found, someone on here recommended this one:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3292167 ... kRTeV&mp=1
It's on my "to buy" list.
My last one was one of these https://www.jaycar.co.nz/20-130w-turbo- ... n/p/TS1554 which was fine for cables, but no good for anything too delicate. It since died. Hence the search for something better.
From what I found, someone on here recommended this one:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3292167 ... kRTeV&mp=1
It's on my "to buy" list.
My last one was one of these https://www.jaycar.co.nz/20-130w-turbo- ... n/p/TS1554 which was fine for cables, but no good for anything too delicate. It since died. Hence the search for something better.
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
I have this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3248582 ... 4c4dMxsED0
prob overkill for what you want though!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3248582 ... 4c4dMxsED0
prob overkill for what you want though!
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
I bought one of these based on Reddit recommendations and have been happy with it. There are different versions of it on their store, I have no idea what the differences are.
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
I bought this one and have found soldering things much easier.
https://www.thetoolshed.co.nz/product/2 ... on-30w-60w
https://www.thetoolshed.co.nz/product/2 ... on-30w-60w
Loving it so far
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
I used to have one of those cheap 48W Duratech stations with the adjustable temperature. It was solid and worked well for most jobs. It never failed but I replaced it mainly because it took about 5 minutes to warm up and replacement tips were hard to find since they weren’t a standard size.
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
If anyone is after a more serious option I 100% recommend the Hakko 888D solder station which is about $200 from Synergy Electronics.
It is definitely a future proof option if you think you may use it a bit over the years.
We have three setup for most of our work.
It is definitely a future proof option if you think you may use it a bit over the years.
We have three setup for most of our work.
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
I have a chinese hakko copy and its bloody brilliant, heats up in a few seconds and has digital readout for temperature, would trade again.
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
My 25yr old Weller PS3D is still going strong.
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...
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Re: Recommendations for soldering iron
I've made about 150 pedals with a 40w Jaycar iron. Just keep the tip clean and healthy, get the technique down and any functional iron should last you for years.