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    What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

    i'm sure there was a thread, but i can't find it.
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    Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

    I use the Weller Soldering Station WLC100 and it adjusts from like 15 watts up to 50...I got mine at Sears and it was around $50...My solder is from Radio Shack and I use different thicknesses depending on what I'm working on...If I'm working around pcb stuff,I use very thin solder..


    Amazon.com
    http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WLC100-Soldering-Hobbyist-Yourselfer/dp/B000AS28UC
    Last edited by STRATDELUXER97; 08-03-2011, 08:18 AM.
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    • #3
      Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

      Originally posted by STRATDELUXER97 View Post
      I use the Weller Soldering Station WLC100 and it adjusts from like 15 watts up to 50...I got mine at Sears and it was around $50...My solder is from Radio Shack and I use different thicknesses depending on what I'm working on...If I'm working around pcb stuff,I use very thin solder..


      http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WLC100-.../dp/B000AS28UC
      coolness. what ratio of solder ? 60/40 ? 80/20 ? other ?
      Last edited by post toastie; 08-04-2011, 07:44 AM.

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      • #4
        Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

        Originally posted by post toastie View Post
        coolness. what ratio od solder ? 60/40 ? 80/20 ? other ?
        Looking at the RS solder I currently have here at home...1 is rated 62/36/2 and the other one is 63/37...I use a .022" gauge and a .050" gauge High Tech solder...
        Amps: 66 Fender BF Pro Reverb Combo,1973 50 Watt Marshall Head,Marshall 4x12 A/V Cab,Vox ToneLab LE,Vox VTH Valvetronix 120 Head,Vox AD 2x12 Cab,Roland Cube 20X

        Guitars: Several Stratocasters,2 Fender Telecasters,Gibson SG Standard,Tokai Love Rock Les Paul,Dean Acoustic.

        Pickups: SD SSL2,SSL5,Twangbanger,Antiquity Surfers,59N,Seth Lover N/B,Dimarzio Fred,Dimarzio VPAF N,Fender Fat 50s,Fralin SP43 Bridge,Brobucker,Antiquity Texas Hot.

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        • #5
          Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

          Originally posted by STRATDELUXER97 View Post
          I use the Weller Soldering Station WLC100 and it adjusts from like 15 watts up to 50...I got mine at Sears and it was around $50...My solder is from Radio Shack and I use different thicknesses depending on what I'm working on...If I'm working around pcb stuff,I use very thin solder..


          http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WLC100-.../dp/B000AS28UC
          +1, this is what I use as well. I'm new to soldering. I ruined the flat tip that came with it, heated it up and forgot to immediately put some solder on the tip, it was ruined. I bought a pencil tip to replace it and everything I have done since has been a success, including push/pull wiring.

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          • #6
            Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

            Radio Shack 20/40 switchable. Don't make them anymore....
            Originally posted by Bad City
            He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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            • #7
              Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

              Hakko only, 936 at work, and my FX 888 at home.
              Last edited by Vasshu the humanoid typhoon; 08-04-2011, 01:46 AM.

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              • #8
                Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?



                I'm using a 50 Watt Soldering Iron Controller ZD-98. Been working out well for me and I throughly enjoy the holder for iron as back in Canada I did not have such a luxury.
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                • #9
                  Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

                  http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xytronic...on_p_1020.html

                  I really like this one that guitarfetish sells, although I'm sure that I can get away with less. It takes up a lot of space if you don't have a permanent workstation too.
                  "After I die I shall return to earth as the doorkeeper of a bordello and I won't let a one of you in." -Arturo Toscanini

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                  • #10
                    Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

                    i use a cheap 40w iron which cost me £20 including the iron, some solder, a stand, sponge and a de soldering pump thingy.

                    works all the time, even repaired one of dad's vintage tinplate toys with it!!
                    Ich bin mein führer

                    Originally posted by tiptipono
                    you have a mental problem? Your brain gets screwed? You purchased this stupidity over the years or it runs in your family genes?

                    It's like I tell you to sell your daughter/son to father better than you and buy instead toaster

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                    • #11
                      Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

                      This: http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=15860+TL



                      And Radioshack 60/40.

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                      • #12
                        Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

                        Radioshack. Switches from around 20-50 watts (bought a few months ago).
                        This machine kills fascists

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                        • #13
                          Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

                          I've gone through several of the adjustable Radio Shack ones. A few years ago I ponied up for a Metcal and I've been really happy with it. I use Alpha's Reliacore 11 .062 60/40 solder.

                          This isn't mine, but it looks identical:

                          Last edited by That90'sGuy; 08-03-2011, 09:09 PM.
                          Originally posted by kevlar3000
                          I learned a long time ago that the only thing that mattered regarding tone was what my ears thought.
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                          • #14
                            Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

                            Hakko 936 ESD Soldering Station





                            The variable ternperature output and the ceramic heating element make a world of difference!
                            I started out with nothing...and I still have most of it left.

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                            • #15
                              Re: What Solder & Iron Do You Use ?

                              I use a Weller production grade soldering station. It was about $90.00 but well worth it.
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