1 Aug
2015
1 Aug
'15
3:24 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ian
McLaughlin
Sent: 01 August 2015 22:44
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: This Hobby Is Actually Useful!
Thanks for the suggestion, but Hakko appears not to be available in the UK. On ebay I can
find US sellers and Chinese sellers. I suspect the Chinese ones are imitations, so I would
prefer to avoid those.
Regards
Rob
On Aug 1, 2015, at 2:24 PM, Robert Jarratt
<robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
wrote:
PS A related question. I struggled somewhat with
the Weller Magnastat
No. 8 tip, when trying to solder leads to the ground plane, I could
not get the solder to stay molten very long. I was using lead-free
solder, its melting point is much lower than the temperature which a
No. 8 tip reaches. The iron is 50W. Clearly the ground plane was
taking heat away, but is it a problem with the tip not being hot
enough, the iron not powerful enough, or perhaps some operator error?
Rob,
I would recommend a temperature controlled iron, such as the Hakko FX888D. I
have one and it?s beautiful. It can compensate for soldering large ground
planes by detecting the drop in heat and pumping more power to the tip.
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11704
<https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11704>
Ian