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Soldering Iron

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  • #2
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Worse than useless

    this kind of yoke is a bit more fun :


    http://www.amazon.com/REWORK-SOLDERING-IRON-STATION-handles/dp/B004ZB9D4O

    https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10706


  • #3
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,258 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    I don't really want to be spending mental money though when I just want to practise and refine the skill first.

    Seriously the Lidl station wouldn't be good for just practising?


  • #4
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    It'd probably be an awful yoke

    - temperature all over the place
    - weird handle with disc safety thing ( worse in the long run - you'll never develop the lightning reactions needed from touching hot ends)

    You'd have more fun sticking it in your eyes.

    Could you borrow/try out a nice one for even a few hours ?


  • #5
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    gctest50 wrote: »
    Worse than useless

    this kind of yoke is a bit more fun :


    http://www.amazon.com/REWORK-SOLDERING-IRON-STATION-handles/dp/B004ZB9D4O

    https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10706

    Overkill for what the op wants to do.
    Achilles wrote: »
    I don't really want to be spending mental money though when I just want to practise and refine the skill first.

    Seriously the Lidl station wouldn't be good for just practising?

    It's 48w, so personally I'd say a bit too much for simple console mods. I use a cheap Antex 15/20w iron with a few different tips...& that's got me through jtagging 360's, to building superguns/jamma looms etc. Perfect iron to learn on, & only then once you are comfy with that, I'd look at moving to a rework station.

    Something like this, though just make sure it's one that you can use different tips on - http://radionics.rs-online.com/web/p/soldering-irons/2315405/


  • #6
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,258 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Myrddin wrote: »
    Overkill for what the op wants to do.



    It's 48w, so personally I'd say a bit too much for simple console mods. I use a cheap Antex 15/20w iron with a few different tips...& that's got me through jtagging 360's, to building superguns/jamma looms etc. Perfect iron to learn on, & only then once you are comfy with that, I'd look at moving to a rework station.

    Something like this, though just make sure it's one that you can use different tips on - http://radionics.rs-online.com/web/p/soldering-irons/2315405/

    Thanks God. I mean Myrddin!


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