Author Topic: Soldering iron/station  (Read 811 times)

xelement5x

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Re: Soldering iron/station
« Reply #30 on: November 22, 2012, 04:34:00 AM »
Just wanted to note that the US version is back in stock at HobbyKing:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=19240

I figure I'll give it a try for about $15, but wanted to let others know in case they were interested.
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Nec.Game.head

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Re: Soldering iron/station
« Reply #31 on: November 30, 2012, 03:40:40 AM »
All this information on these soldering iron's is really good to know .. I just ordered a Hakko fx 888 early this morning .. Gonna repair my girlfriends TurboExpress .. I already repaired mine, bad capacitors of course .. I was just wondering what's a safe temperature to set my iron on ?? I lifted a few pads on my Express because I was using a cheap soldering iron with a fat tip and I would have to told down the iron on my pcb for long periods of time before the solder would melt ... 
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thesteve

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Re: Soldering iron/station
« Reply #32 on: November 30, 2012, 05:34:04 AM »
700F is standard (800F OK)
tip must have shiny solder on it for fast transfer

Nec.Game.head

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Re: Soldering iron/station
« Reply #33 on: November 30, 2012, 05:58:45 AM »
Thanks thesteve for the useful information !!!
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