Guest Don Gillespie Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I haven't soldered anything for oh 30 years, is a 60 dollar solder iron good enough to solder the EDM transmitter or am I looking at a much higher number, and the next question is should I solder this myself or pay some one to do this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friskybri Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 shoot a $30 dollar one is good enough. 40 watts or so is what I use for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don Gillespie Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 friskybri wrote: shoot a $30 dollar one is good enough. 40 watts or so is what I use for everything.Its been a long time since I soldered must be like riding a bike, keep in mind I fell off my bike lots LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Amedee Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Heat the wire first..Let it suck the solder then the chase and the wire..A smooth flow asures no cold slder joints. Good luck !!! If it looks like "Gorillia" welding ..not hot enough..Board starts to bubble , tooo hot !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnoldc Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Remember you get what you pay for. I would highly recommend getting one where it's temp controlled, changeable tips. Well worth the money, you never know what else you'll need to solder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 If all you're doing is the power jack for the EDM, don't spend a bazillion...30 watt or so iron, nothing fancier needed...not like you're doing SMDs or such...I've grown accustomed to a cordless iron, but the classic 30-40 watt corded pencil iron will do you fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don Gillespie Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 DonFL wrote: If all you're doing is the power jack for the EDM, don't spend a bazillion...30 watt or so iron, nothing fancier needed...not like you're doing SMDs or such...I've grown accustomed to a cordless iron, but the classic 30-40 watt corded pencil iron will do you fineThanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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