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Old 03-24-2006, 01:51 AM
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I'm about to take on building a megasquirt, and my soldering iron sucks, and will need to be replaced. What did you use?
 
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Old 03-24-2006, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Mikel
I'm about to take on building a megasquirt, and my soldering iron sucks, and will need to be replaced. What did you use?

I got mine from Radio Shack for ~$20. I think its a 40watt. Plenty of power.
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You'll want a really small tip one, ~15 watt otherwise you'll have a tough time w/ the transistors. I used crapshack PN 64-2051B.
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I use a Weller adjustable soldering station with a fine tip, it's only 40$ at Frys, I won't even touch any of that radioshack crap...
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Originally Posted by iWeasel410
I use a Weller adjustable soldering station with a fine tip, it's only 40$ at Frys, I won't even touch any of that radioshack crap...
those are nice, if you can get one of the professional models used on ebay they're even better.
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Originally Posted by iWeasel410
I use a Weller adjustable soldering station with a fine tip, it's only 40$ at Frys, I won't even touch any of that radioshack crap...
Probably makes more sense the 4 or 5 I have on my bench...
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