soldering irons

[bryce-man 10+ year member]

wtf... evereyone i get works awesome for the first few seconds and dies off

its still working but wayyyy below melting point

what kind of soldering irons/guns do you guys recomend

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[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

are you making sure your keeping th tip clean?

 

[Stephen_c 10+ year member]

weller

 

[Jeepjones85 10+ year member]

Ratshack L-cheap-O Iv had it for 5yr works fine

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

Weller

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

Cold heat FTW!

 

[CadillacMatt 10+ year member]

I bought one at Radio Shack and it won't even heat the wire up enough to melt the solder //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[LUV2BHATED 10+ year member]

i got the gas one from snap-on, works great heats up fast and got a great warrenty on it (anything goes wrong, give it back and get another one)

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

wtf... evereyone i get works awesome for the first few seconds and dies offits still working but wayyyy below melting point

what kind of soldering irons/guns do you guys recomend

I have an adjustable Weller pencil iron on the bench and a 200W gun.

Works fine for what I do, but then again, I don't mess with SMD stuff either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

cheapo from radio shack and a cheapo from walmart. 2yrs strong on radio shack and 6 months on walmart. though they dont get a lot of use. Keep your tips clean also.

What kind do you hvae that won't heatup well?

 

[standbackimapro 10+ year member]

I use this

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00954003000P?vName=Tools

and this http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=15633&group_ID=785&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

soldering irons huh

Talks about my family again and ill stab you in the face with them

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The snap on Gas FTW

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

snap on and weller are quality irons. i use a craftsman professional 400/150w gun, havent had any use for a smaller one yet.

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

cold heat is crap

I have a cheapo pencil from rad-shack and a cheapo pencil from Lowes. Both 35 watt.

For stuff in teh field I use a rad-shack butane pencil.

 

[Saint211 10+ year member]

I use different things for different applications.

1) On the bench soldering: Weller solder gun with changeable tips.... awesome for on the bench work... The tips vary for different applications but sometimes make soldering really much easier than a traditional iron.... Downside is its FN bulky and annoying to hold at angles for an extended period of time.

2) In the car: I use a traditional soldering iron. Dont know the name, buts its my "old faithful" type of tool that I actually scored from my father years ago. I estimate it to be 20+ years old. Its much more maneuverable than a weller 'gun' style

3) Heavy or large wire soldering: I use a propane or oxyacetaline torch.... a bench vise, channel locks and copious amounts of flux. Downsides.... no open flame in cars = damage claim central... plus a lot of dripping hot solder to ruin shit.