Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 16:49:28 -0500 From: David VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Soldering temperatures
At 01:35 PM 5/5/2002 -0700, Clarence wrote: >Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 16:27:02 -0400 >From: "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] Soldering temperatures > >As to the question of temperature, the answer is simple: > >hot enough to get the job done and no more. Weeeelll. I worked for a few years with Ungar "Princess" irons which got the right temperature, but as it turned out, didn't have enough HEAT. Thermal mass, and temperature control is what makes it go right. Those little irons hit the right temperature, but have such a small mass, and wimpy heater, that any mass on the joint sucks all the heat out of them. You can do more damage waiting for your little iron to heat the joint, than with a hot iron and a fast soldering time. With my metcal, I can change tips, and with the same amount of power, solder fine SMD, change the tip, and solder 4 gage wire. (like I'm doing today in my car!) ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
