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Well he watched it, and knew most of it.
He does have a 30w soldering iron but it doesn't get hot enough to melt the solder.
So he has been using a Weller soldering gun and the tip on it looks humongous compared to the tip in the video.
Guess I'm gonna have to buy him something new.
He does have a 30w soldering iron but it doesn't get hot enough to melt the solder.
So he has been using a Weller soldering gun and the tip on it looks humongous compared to the tip in the video.
Guess I'm gonna have to buy him something new.
Yeah, well in most cases a 30w iron should work... his old soldering iron is obviously giving up the ghost and not performing like it should. He deserves a new one for going through all this! It will come with a new tip too! Add some flux and solder and you're good to go! Some are even adjustable.....
30w should get hot enough, 40w is my proffered but 30w is what my old iron was. Get a new tip or take it out and run it on a brush wheel, then tin it and wipe it clean.
If you have a multimeter check the connections ohm rating while connected and while the switch is on. Make sure there is no connection to ground on the control pin, if your not using it, I would just snip it as close to the base as possible.
If you have a multimeter check the connections ohm rating while connected and while the switch is on. Make sure there is no connection to ground on the control pin, if your not using it, I would just snip it as close to the base as possible.
I've been using the same 15w/30w iron for 15 years and it still performs like the day I bought it. Believe me, I used it often. As long as you clean and tin the tip regularly and occasionally file the tip clean. The only instance where it is underpowered (in my case) is when you need to solder the atty base to the end cap of a copper tube. So, I recently bought a Weller Dual-Wattage Gun 100w-140w. My first copper mod I used the RS propane iron with the torch tip for the atty/cap. The second one came out nicer with the gun.
Man! You guys.... you don't get it
he needs a new iron.....
Don't wreck it for the guy! Geesh.
The guy's wife posts "I'll get him a new iron" and you guys post "oh, NO. You just need a tip."..... Hope he doesn't find you.......
lol.
Like I said jj2... some are even adjustable.
EDIT after post 27: OK breaktru... that was mostly directed at our buddy rannox....lol. (jk rannox) Good point about tip maint. And I've trashed one overheating it for an atty shell connection before.
he needs a new iron.....
Don't wreck it for the guy! Geesh.
The guy's wife posts "I'll get him a new iron" and you guys post "oh, NO. You just need a tip."..... Hope he doesn't find you.......
lol.
Like I said jj2... some are even adjustable.
EDIT after post 27: OK breaktru... that was mostly directed at our buddy rannox....lol. (jk rannox) Good point about tip maint. And I've trashed one overheating it for an atty shell connection before.
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Yes Pops, he deserves a new iron, just stating that care is required for the iron so he will get many years of use out of it.
Well he got it.
SOLDERING KIT,40W IRON, SOLDER, DESOLDERING PUMP,SUCKER
Also got a mini blow torch.
He's been wanting the latter for a long time so he is a happy boy.
SOLDERING KIT,40W IRON, SOLDER, DESOLDERING PUMP,SUCKER
Also got a mini blow torch.
He's been wanting the latter for a long time so he is a happy boy.
Nice jj2, tell the hubby, happy soldering and good luck. Keep us posted with the results.
Every once in a while I throw in advice that isnt needed, its a bad habit, haha.
Your lucky you live on the other side of the country jj2. I would be coming over knocking on the door at 3 am asking if i could use the new iron if you were closer . Naw i am kidding i would come over knocking at a respectable hour. I hope the new iron solves the problem. From what i can tell in the pics it looks dead on as far as being wired right.
. Naw i am kidding i would come over knocking at a respectable hour. I hope the new iron solves the problem. From what i can tell in the pics it looks dead on as far as being wired right.
Mother-in-law lives in Tucson. For four years he went and spent a month of winter there, but he had so many doctor things going on this year, he didn't go.
HE WISHES HE HAD---it freezing here.
HE WISHES HE HAD---it freezing here.
Ahhh, new tools, Grunt,,, Grunt,Grunt.
He also needs a new drill press, mini lathe, mig welder, dremal, multimeter, sander, table saw,, oh yea and atty connectors and batteries too
(hey, we did good on getting him the soldering iron so why not go for the whole enchilada)
He also needs a new drill press, mini lathe, mig welder, dremal, multimeter, sander, table saw,, oh yea and atty connectors and batteries too
(hey, we did good on getting him the soldering iron so why not go for the whole enchilada)
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Sorry to hear it is freezing there. I guess it would be rude to mention we had a high of 71 today and 66 right now. So i wont mention it
Very nice of you.
You got to remember who you are talking to---tools just aren't a big thing.
Of course they are for modding so in this circumstances they are a VERY big thing.
Very nice of you.
You got to remember who you are talking to---tools just aren't a big thing.
Of course they are for modding so in this circumstances they are a VERY big thing.
OK,, you came to your senses near the end there, I thought there for a min. I was in the wrong forum.
After all this is the modders forum. Tools ARE everything.
I'm one of those guys that will look at something that sells for $100.00 and think,,, Yea right, I could build that myself for $20 bucks. then I will go out and spend $300 buying the tools so I can build it for the 20 bucks. cool right?
Mini lathe he's got.
Dremel he's got.
Drill press he's got.
Mig welder he's got.
He loves tinkering it's just hard for him to do these days, and his 40 years (or so) soldering iron just wasn't working too well.
I make sure he never runs shy of batteries and connectors.
But I'm sure that all of those tools are worn out now. get the new ones for him and send me his old junk ones.
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