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Cordless soldering irons, wire splicing |
vitamin914 |
Mar 30 2022, 05:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 202 Joined: 8-September 21 From: Toronto Canada Member No.: 25,893 Region Association: Canada |
I have mostly used soldering stations (Metcal and Hakko) that have adjustable temperature controls. Great for benchwork, not so much when you are upside down under the dash.
Weller, Milwaukee, Hakko make some battery powered units and Ive seen some no name butane powered irons. None seem to have much in the way of good temperature control. Twenty years ago I had a butane micro torch / soldiering iron - didn't like it at all. The solder would oxidize in seconds (dross up) and I was forever trying to keeping it clean no matter how low I kept the flame. Put it down the wrong way and the exhaust port would burn the table. I did like the micro torch tip for shrinking heat shrink tubing but that was about it. Anyone have experiences with newer cordless soldering irons - battery or butane? |
tygaboy |
Mar 30 2022, 09:38 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,426 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California |
Sorry for the hijack: Like @superhawk996 Phil, here's my $0.02 on soldering vs. crimping:
Step away from the iron! It's not that soldered joints WILL fail. Many of us can point to examples of a soldered joint that's "still working fine". It's that a crimped connection is FAR LESS LIKELY to fail. For me, it was looking at motorsport-level harness building and hearing over and over: crimp, not solder. These folks do whatever it takes to make things last and that's good enough for me! Plus, crimping is SO MUCH EASIER than soldering. Added bonus is that crimping causes less of a burning sensation, too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) There's a t-shirt in there somewhere... Maybe it's: Be like Phil, be a CRIMPER! |
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