Soldering Iron (portable) 10&change

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Flasherly

Picked this up. First time for a portable, so have to see. Though
looks a great price and convenient, hopefully - car jobs or quick
in&outs and such. 4 AAAs and a LED - 1050F think it's rated. Just
have to watch your tip and keep it clean and conditioned, as the
replacements are near what the iron costs.

(Couldn't get their damn website to work worth a shite, wouldn't do
the free ship to store, so ordered it through an RS operative - at
least that worked for me.)

http://www.radioshack.com


RadioShack Cordless Battery-Powered Soldering IronModel: 64GH-150 |
Catalog #: 64-039
$9.99 Reg:$19.99
You save:$10.00S

ale valid until: 04/13/13
BUY ONLINEIn stock
 
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Paul

Flasherly said:
Picked this up. First time for a portable, so have to see. Though
looks a great price and convenient, hopefully - car jobs or quick
in&outs and such. 4 AAAs and a LED - 1050F think it's rated. Just
have to watch your tip and keep it clean and conditioned, as the
replacements are near what the iron costs.

(Couldn't get their damn website to work worth a shite, wouldn't do
the free ship to store, so ordered it through an RS operative - at
least that worked for me.)

http://www.radioshack.com


RadioShack Cordless Battery-Powered Soldering IronModel: 64GH-150 |
Catalog #: 64-039
$9.99 Reg:$19.99
You save:$10.00S

ale valid until: 04/13/13
BUY ONLINEIn stock
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http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2911246

"This iron is equivalent to a 15 watt soldering iron."

That's a little weak for typical repair usage. For a first time
user, I'd probably recommend a 35W iron, as a good intermediate
power level.

*******

They make irons with "controlled tip temperature", and these
are better than the kind of irons I buy and use here. Cheap irons
have an uncontrolled temperature, and are more variable in
performance while you're using them. This one even shuts itself
off when you stop using it for more than 99 minutes. While the LED
readout isn't absolutely necessary, it is reassuring while
you're using the thing. And worth the extra few bucks. The
idea is, you buy one of these, and it lasts a lifetime.
(Just remember to stock extra tips.)

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WESD51...sr=1-5&keywords=temperature+controlled+weller

Those are the kinds of irons we used at work, one per bench.

Paul
 
F

Flasherly

Thanks, Paul, for a good recommended minimum for general purpose work.
I've an adjustable tip soldering station for that, although a lessor
hybrid design without an actual sensor to the tip;- couple other
irons/sticks rated variously, maybe 40- and 60,80-watts for more
abusive or heavier work. ...Whole toolbox full of primarily soldering
paraphernalia, come to think of it.

I plan on using this new one for a quick in&out when replacing
dedicated battery wiring lead to a Garmin GPS. See if it works out
well enough for even smaller gauge wires when incessantly fiddling
with guitar PU wiring. Hey - I could be in desperate need to get down
on a top-notch La Cross NICAD charging station, and for a measly $10
bucks this might make the cat meow like a real good soldering junkie.
 
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