14 Jan
1999
14 Jan
'99
3:44 p.m.
Tony Duell said...
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|Not too low a wattage, please, or you are likely to damage some
|components. Any soldering iron is hot enough to damage semiconductors, so
|the aim should be to make each joint quickly enough to avoid providing
|enough heat to wark the components significantly. A 25W iron is about
|right IMHO, unless you can afford a nice temperature-controlled one.
Ugh. I meant to suggest a 25W or 30W iron.
I've got the brain flu of something this week.
And don't forget the solder wick for desoldering...