The Right Soldering Iron

[RiffGuy]

40 watts! Holy crap. I finally got a 40-watt iron after always using 25-watts and soldering is so much easier and faster. I know this isn’t news to the many electronic experts on the forum, but to anyone else like me, get an iron that’s 40-watts!

 

[SingleCutDude]

Re: The Right Soldering Iron

Ya. That works well, but if you already have a 15-15wt iron lying around, instead of buying a 40wt iron and throwing it in a drawer, you could also consider buying a gun (~100-150wt) and having two tools for different types of jobs. Irons are great for fine little work around comples switches, and especially if you have a preamp or something in there, work around that.

Irons are just "bang", it's done. Wires and pots, its my tool of choice. Just don't hold it in one place too long, or you could damage something (if nothing else, your fingers if you're holding wire nearby!).

 

[JOLLY]

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The difference in a 25 watt iron to a 40 watt iron is like the difference in stock pickups to Duncans.

 

[theodie]

Re: The Right Soldering Iron

40 watt irons are the SH1T!!!!!

 

[RiffGuy]

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40 watt irons are the SH1T!!!!!

I know! I could have used one five years ago.

 

[Zerberus]

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40w adjustables rule, IMO Weller and Ungar make the best ones

 

[casblah]

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I have to agree with Zerb... Weller makes a nice iron.

 

[tone4days]

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be VERY careful with the soldering guns around pickups ... they emit a hellacious electromagnetic field that can do permanent serious damage to a pickup magnet .. there rarely would be a need to go above 40 watts on a pup

cheers
t4d

 

[Jocelyn]

Re: The Right Soldering Iron

be VERY careful with the soldering guns around pickups ... they emit a hellacious electromagnetic field that can do permanent serious damage to a pickup magnet .. there rarely would be a need to go above 40 watts on a pup

cheers
t4d

+1 to that. i have two a 25w and a15 w. I was using the25W to install the new pots and found the pots were haeting so I switced over to the15 w when I was intalling the pup.