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  • February 25, 2011 at 5:49 pm #61316
    spanishwhite
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    any recomendations?
    have got a new pol with a burnt solder joint.Just wondering if you guys can reccomend a decent soldering iron?
    Steve

    February 25, 2011 at 6:15 pm #345650
    Specialist01269
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    Re: soldering irons

    Oryx made an excellent 30 watt iron, i’ve had 1 on my workbench for about 10 years & it’s still going strong.
    Antex make the XS25 watt which is used by a lot of service engineers for Electronic repairs. Depends on what’s available local to you really but I would steer well away from cheap irons, they don’t normally last long & the tips wear away pretty quickly. Also stay away from Instant heat guns, they’re normally rated about 100/120 watts & tend to burn print off the board.
    If you want it for your toolbox a Portasol or Antex gas iron can be useful.
    If you buy an Iron i would get a good solder sucker as well.

    Andy

    February 26, 2011 at 5:29 pm #345651
    spanishwhite
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    Re: soldering irons

    Thanks Andy

    February 26, 2011 at 6:38 pm #345652
    Specialist01269
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    Re: soldering irons

    No problem mate, if you can’t source a good 1 local to you. Take a look at http://www.cpc.co.uk they have a good selection & I know they post to spain.


    Have a good weekend: Andy

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