jay66 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 I was just wondering what wattage soldering iron would be good for electronics? My old one died and never seemed hot enough anyway. Iv'e Been looking at the pencil ones and they seem to go from 20 to 60 watts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 15-20 watts for electronics. I use this one on the low setting: dual-wattage soldering iron The damp sponge is handy for keeping the tip clean (important). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Get a Weller WLC100 its adjustable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fookgub Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...c=22223&hl=iron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay66 Posted March 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Hey thanks for the info, I'm going to look into an adjustable one and a soldering station. I tryed doing a search and came up with nothing. must have typed the wrong words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 For unregulated (non-adjustable) I would go with no more than 30, MAYBE 40. I have a Craftsman 30w that i picked up for about 12 bucks and its pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrocker Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Yes a 25 to 30 watt is best for electric guitar soldering. Esspecially when trying to ground to the mass metel on pots where you need to heat fast. Although I have used a 20 watt with good results. The adjustable 15 watt setting is only good for smaller wiring jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatz Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 i just bought a $15 25 watt one. it got some bass pups and electronics off my current project pretty quickly and cleanly. i just hope it works this well for longer then a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 weller sells a complete station for 35usd up to 50 watts, and includes the iron. i have been using it for over two years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardd Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Another good trick is to use an aligator clip as a heat sink when soldering small components like capacitors. Clip it between the solder joint and the capacitor to bleed off heat. Good Luck, d ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I have a nice weller 30watt and it's been working great for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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