Just a tad overkill?
 

Just a tad overkill for wires and shenanigans?

:rofl:

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...do?itemid=4328

Thats not overkill.. Our robotics team gets support from Lockheed martin's tech people.. We got the mother of all soldering irons to wire up the bot with some 6 and 8ga wire.. this soldering iron treated them like 20 ga.

It weighs about 5lbs and was wielded like a dagger...

http://www.spotweldingconsultants.co...duty-irons.jpg

Its the second one from the top
MODEL NO. WATTAGE (SPECIFY) ELEMENT NO. MAX. TIP TEMP. OVERALL LENGTH STD. TIP NO. TIP SHANK DIA. PROD. WEIGHT SHPG. WEIGHT
3178 300 Watts 9277 1000°F
(538°C) 14⅜"
(36.5 cm) 45C 7/8"
(22.2 mm) 37 oz
(1.05 kg) 4 LBS
(1.81 kgs)

Those pistol guns go get hot (I have a 100w/250w selectable power version), but there is not much thermal mass in the tip and so cools down fast. Not to mention it is a PITA to keep the tip clean at that temperature! Those top few irons in the pic above have much more thermal mass, so you get a more consistent heat without the heat/cool fluctuations.

I just recently picked up a Hakko 936 setup and I can say, its 100 times easier to solder with it than a Weller 100/140 soldering gun. Like BG said, there's more mass in the tip providing a more thorough and consistent heat. Makes soldering easy!!

Ben... you..... nevermind :no:


:lol:

That was my first post of the morning.... :oh:

the one we used was a 500w, not a 300w

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I think he ment it as a joke:mdr:

really, damn...

Mike can couch for me. the iron was the size of a billy club and probably weighted the same:yes:

Yeah, that's not overkill... I use a 240/325 watt Weller iron for heavier stuff or big wire like 10ga. soldering to bullet plugs, and soldering to A123 cells. (a typical iron won't suffice)

It's overkill from my 50watt... :whistle:

Upgrade rawbuns, upgrade...

I used to have a 12.5w iron...

:lol:

My 50watt is fine.. for now

I use a 70 watt, variable heat weller iron.

I use this:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=3132686

Anything made by chicago electric is out right garbage and nothing more. AVOID anything they make. Unless its a 1 time use then scrap it.