Wolverine
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I do not have a solder kit yet. Don't want to make any mistakes purchasing....... so, is there a kit that you recommend?????
Much appreciated!
Much appreciated!
Do you have a favorite Soldering Kit?
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Jared
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I have an old weller soldering gun and it is excellent if the new ones are as good as the old ones i buy one for sure. As long as you dont buy a cold heat than you should be ok.
Jared
Jared
PAToyota
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I've used one of these for years:
I prefer the trigger to the "constant on" variety. I'm assuming that you mean electrical soldering as opposed to plumbing soldering?
I prefer the trigger to the "constant on" variety. I'm assuming that you mean electrical soldering as opposed to plumbing soldering?
TNToy
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If this is primarily for automotive wire, then get a soldering gun like the one pictured above. They heat up to full temeperature (and cool back off so you can set it on anything) in about 5 seconds.
If you'll have to to detail stuff with it, like re-solder a resistor on a very cramped circuit board, then you'll need a small 15w soldering iron as well.
Neither one will cost you very much money.
If you'll have to to detail stuff with it, like re-solder a resistor on a very cramped circuit board, then you'll need a small 15w soldering iron as well.
Neither one will cost you very much money.
ron in sc
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I have the Weller shown above.
If I had to buy another I'd probably buy a harbor freight model, for $12.99.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=4328
There's a lot of stuff I would not buy Chinese, but for something like a soldering gun I would. I have a harbor freight heat gun which cost $10. It lasted about 2 years and then stopped working probably because I dropped it a number of times but for $10 I can deal with that; I just bought another.
If I had to buy another I'd probably buy a harbor freight model, for $12.99.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=4328
There's a lot of stuff I would not buy Chinese, but for something like a soldering gun I would. I have a harbor freight heat gun which cost $10. It lasted about 2 years and then stopped working probably because I dropped it a number of times but for $10 I can deal with that; I just bought another.
KeukaDan
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Wolverine said:
I have an older Weller gun that I picked up at a farm auction for 5 bucks. I would highly recommend that for most crude soldering. I also have multiple Weller irons along with some cheap irons but when it comes to real electronic soldering I much prefer my Weller Solder Station and my Hakko solder station. The solder stations control heat much more accurately and have much more power to get good solder joints.