> On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:00 PM, Eric Smith <space...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ...
> Some people may be unaware that with temperature-controlled soldering
> equipment, more wattage is almost always better.
Yes. I've had a Weller WTCPS since college, serious money for a student but
it's been worth it. It's already lasted 40 years and still doing exactly as
well as ever. The technology is utterly foolproof (the temperature sensing is
based on elementary physics and can't drift).
I used to have a Soldapullt but lost it somehow; it was reliable. Pre-ESD tip,
though. I now use a smaller freebie from a PCB fab house, which works ok.
Yes, adding solder to improve heat transfer is important. My current approach
is to start with the sucker and finish with solder wick.
paul
