Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 00:47:23 PDT
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: H Re: the saga continues...
My gas iron is a weller (IIRC) which has reasonable control of the
temperature. It's still a bit hotter than I like but for such a small
contact point it's not a problem. The !"�$%^&* gas vent is though...
Neil (the motherboard was ruined when i got it guv, honest...)
>From: David VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: H Re: the saga continues...
>Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 10:51:14 -0700
>
>Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 12:46:18 -0500
>From: David VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: H Re: the saga continues...
>
>
>>
>> >What I failed to
>> >observe was that after the tip catalyst there's an exhaust vent which
>>throws
>> >out very hot gas...and while soldering the motherboard ram I managed to
>>melt
>> >a small section of the expansion ram socket.
>
>
>Gas powered irons are a BAD idea for this sort of work.
>Even without the problem he ran into, they are WAY too hot!
>
>A 40W temperature controlled weller iron runs about $100. That is a lot
>less than a ruined motherboard.
>
>--
>
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