Hello all, seeing as I will no longer be building my bike up this weekend figured I may aswell get my hexacopter build started so I need to learn how to solder.
Thus, can anyone recommend me a soldering iron that is:
Available to collect in person,
Fairly good quality,
Not expensive.
Cheers!
Think mine was, all these years ago, from Radio Shack/Tandy. Perfectly good enough. Maplins would be default choice I'd say.
As ever, maplin will be your best bet, TEMPERATURE CONTROL!!!, And patience get some wick as well.
I picked one up from Maplin and have no complaints.
Get a soldering iron. They're great.
Aye, get yerself to Maplins. Antex are good, if they do them, mine is over 20 years old. Replaceable tips and temperature control are a must.
Remember, heat the thing you're soldering, not the solder.
I'm always burning the flex on mine. Are the wireless ones any good?
I've got a gas (butane) one (from Maplin) and it's been fine.
interchangeable tips and varyiable gas delivery for changing heat (although it's not that variable!)
Problem I find with the butane ones is you need to be careful of the exhaust - they're great for things like soldering wires on a bike or something, not so good for more detail stuff I find.
true - plenty of scope for burning things
Hmmmm..... Burning things.... 😈
Ok, you can't collect it, unless you happen to live near one of their retail outlets, but this is the best "value" soldering station i've ever used:
[url= http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/soldering-stations/0186719/ ]RS Soldering station[/url]
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Cheap, robust, good temp control and easy to use.
I prefer the butane ones, at some point you'll need to use it in a car, or on a bike etc.
And they usualy come with a blowtorch attachment which is great for lighting a stubbourn BBQ.