Can anyone recommend a good soldering kit?
#5
^THIS. Soldering can make a mess pretty quickly if you have no idea what you are doing. If its your first time, I highly suggest going to radioshack and picking up a bare circuit board, a grab-bag of resistors, and some fine solder ( I like their .015 silver bearing solder for MS work personally). Go to town on that **** for a few hours and you'll be all set.
#7
Get something with variable heat, it can be really useful. This one got really good reviews. Amazon.com: Aoyue 937+ Digital Soldering Station: Home Improvement
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Circuit Specialists Inc. - 0 has a $30 solder station that is the bomb.
EDIT: this one @70W $60 seems pretty nice, but Celsius display:
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/9749
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This one:
Circuit Specialists Inc. - CSI Deluxe Station w/Analog Display (CSI-STATION1A)
replacement tips up the wazoo
replacable wand and heater too.
Circuit Specialists Inc. - CSI Deluxe Station w/Analog Display (CSI-STATION1A)
replacement tips up the wazoo
replacable wand and heater too.
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This one:
Circuit Specialists Inc. - CSI Deluxe Station w/Analog Display (CSI-STATION1A)
replacement tips up the wazoo
replacable wand and heater too.
Circuit Specialists Inc. - CSI Deluxe Station w/Analog Display (CSI-STATION1A)
replacement tips up the wazoo
replacable wand and heater too.
I had good luck using a blowgun to blow out solder from boards. My mappgas torch works well too.
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i use this cheap *** station:
Soldering Work Station with Dual-Powered Iron - RadioShack.com
But I cut off the iron and soldered a new iron onto it. I couldn't find the tips for that station at any radio shack, so I put the $7 45-watt iron in it's place and was able to lengthen the cord. I go through maybe 1 tip a every one or two MS builds, so it was important to be able to, ya know, replace the tip.
Soldering Work Station with Dual-Powered Iron - RadioShack.com
But I cut off the iron and soldered a new iron onto it. I couldn't find the tips for that station at any radio shack, so I put the $7 45-watt iron in it's place and was able to lengthen the cord. I go through maybe 1 tip a every one or two MS builds, so it was important to be able to, ya know, replace the tip.
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i use this cheap *** station:
Soldering Work Station with Dual-Powered Iron - RadioShack.com
But I cut off the iron and soldered a new iron onto it. I couldn't find the tips for that station at any radio shack, so I put the $7 45-watt iron in it's place and was able to lengthen the cord. I go through maybe 1 tip a every one or two MS builds, so it was important to be able to, ya know, replace the tip.
Soldering Work Station with Dual-Powered Iron - RadioShack.com
But I cut off the iron and soldered a new iron onto it. I couldn't find the tips for that station at any radio shack, so I put the $7 45-watt iron in it's place and was able to lengthen the cord. I go through maybe 1 tip a every one or two MS builds, so it was important to be able to, ya know, replace the tip.
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i use this cheap *** station:
Soldering Work Station with Dual-Powered Iron - RadioShack.com
But I cut off the iron and soldered a new iron onto it. I couldn't find the tips for that station at any radio shack, so I put the $7 45-watt iron in it's place and was able to lengthen the cord. I go through maybe 1 tip a every one or two MS builds, so it was important to be able to, ya know, replace the tip.
Soldering Work Station with Dual-Powered Iron - RadioShack.com
But I cut off the iron and soldered a new iron onto it. I couldn't find the tips for that station at any radio shack, so I put the $7 45-watt iron in it's place and was able to lengthen the cord. I go through maybe 1 tip a every one or two MS builds, so it was important to be able to, ya know, replace the tip.