2 Aug
2015
2 Aug
'15
10:47 p.m.
Once I tried my first Metcal MX-500 series iron, I never went back. With proper tip
selection and technique, the same pencil iron will work for anything from 0201 components
to PL-259 connectors. And it heats up and stabilizes in under 30 seconds from a cold start
after a tip swap. I've spent a lot of hours swapping 0201 and 0402 inductors and caps
with a pair of Metcal irons and a microscope while tuning up GPS receiver front ends in my
day job.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/