recommend me a soldering iron

bigblokey0 · 08-23-2009, 12:09 PM

i need a decent wattage soldering iron to work on circuit boards with im currently using a 25 w antex sx25 however its absolutely rubbish it cant melt ice cream with it and its not old either :s now i know your not supposed to use a higher wattage for circuit boards but i got to do something because the one i got just don't cut it

**Done_Fishin** · 08-24-2009, 12:43 PM

you want a good iron you have to part with $$$

Ersa, Weller are good makes but again what are you going to do with it .. heavy soldering, SMD .. cables ??

bigblokey0 · 08-24-2009, 05:30 PM

circuit boards as stated i did buy a 40 w weller but they dont do small enough tips

**Done_Fishin** · 08-25-2009, 08:33 AM

I have a 50 watt Weller with a lot of tips .. including smd #9 for hot!! but I have had them for years and no idea whether the range has changed.

08-23-2009, 12:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigblokey0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: shropshire Posts: 78 OS: vista	recommend me a soldering iron i need a decent wattage soldering iron to work on circuit boards with im currently using a 25 w antex sx25 however its absolutely rubbish it cant melt ice cream with it and its not old either :s now i know your not supposed to use a higher wattage for circuit boards but i got to do something because the one i got just don't cut it

08-24-2009, 12:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,386 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: recommend me a soldering iron you want a good iron you have to part with $$$ Ersa, Weller are good makes but again what are you going to do with it .. heavy soldering, SMD .. cables ?? __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

08-24-2009, 05:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigblokey0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: shropshire Posts: 78 OS: vista	Re: recommend me a soldering iron circuit boards as stated i did buy a 40 w weller but they dont do small enough tips

08-25-2009, 08:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,386 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: recommend me a soldering iron I have a 50 watt Weller with a lot of tips .. including smd #9 for hot!! but I have had them for years and no idea whether the range has changed. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner