RE: Soldering Woes

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In Reply to: Soldering Woes posted by mobiasloop on October 24, 2014 at 09:01:42:

Hello,

For heavy-duty jobs, or just where I like to get a lot of heat on a joint, I use my trusty Weller soldering GUN at a healthy 135 watts. It heats up and cools down fast, and always makes enough heat. You do have to re-learn your technique, but once you do, I find the gun makes faster, better solder joints.

As to cleaning terminals, get a fiberglass "scratch brush". They're cheap and I have yet to find anything anywhere near as effective. Solvents are a waste of time in my opinion, when a scratch brush leaves you with bare metal in seconds.

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Topic - Soldering Woes - mobiasloop 09:01:42 10/24/14 (4)

RE: Soldering Woes - Sherwood Forest 13:58:17 10/24/14 (0)

RE: Soldering Woes - Alpha Al 09:59:55 10/24/14 (0)

RE: Soldering Woes - Eli Duttman 09:47:38 10/24/14 (1)

Thanks Eli! nt - mobiasloop 12:33:56 10/24/14 (0)

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RE: Soldering Woes - Sherwood Forest 13:58:17 10/24/14 (0)

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