Members brokenfixed Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 Gonna be rewiring my board. I got cable and connectors coming in, was looking to get a decent soldering iron. Something a little better than my $15 Radio Shack piece. Dont know much about temperture adjustment capability or any other features. Under $100 would be cool....school me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shine-ei Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'm in the same boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Turd Furgison Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 if you want to go all out and have a nice rig for all things pedal related:http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WES51-Analog-Soldering-Station/dp/B000BRC2XU/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1389027733&sr=1-1&keywords=weller cheaper route but realistically all you should need. it doesn't have a temperature feedback from the tip of the iron so temps can fluctuate as you use it (not ideal).http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WLC100-Soldering-Hobbyist-Yourselfer/dp/B000AS28UC/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305842734&sr=8-2-fkmr0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 I have a temper controled weller. Its nice. I have a cheaper weller, its also alright. So... Weller...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 I got a dirt cheap Aoyue 936 soldering station not too long ago. Its basicly a Hakko clone if Im not mistakin. Perfect for pcb work, cables, pots, etc,... Feels just as solid as my old weller station, and I personally can't justfify spending more, at least not until I'm a daily/heavy/pro electronics wizard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrentMpls Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 http://buildyourownclone.com/tools/solder-station.html All you need for $25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brokenfixed Posted January 7, 2014 Author Members Share Posted January 7, 2014 Shine-ei wrote: I'm in the same boat Yeah I remember posting in your cable thread saying the same thing...haha Did you ever finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.scary96 Posted January 8, 2014 Members Share Posted January 8, 2014 I've used a 25watt Weller that works just fine for modding guitars/pedals and fixing cables. I think the model is a sp23l. Just don't use those battery powered ones those are a pain in the rear to get them hot enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Mr.scary96 wrote:I've used a 25watt Weller that works just fine for modding guitars/pedals and fixing cables. I think the model is a sp23l. Just don't use those battery powered ones those are a pain in the rear to get them hot enough That's SO true! My wife bought me one of those battery powered "cold heat" irons a few years ago, and it was pretty worthless. She even got the "pro" model. Didn't matter - it was still pretty weak and not very reliable. You had to get the tip placed "just so" to get it to heat up, and even then, it took forever. It's still around here someplace, but I never use it. I couldn't in good conscience recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.scary96 Posted January 8, 2014 Members Share Posted January 8, 2014 And it ate AA batteries too! It eventually quit on me so I bought what people suggested to me which they said 25 watts have enough heat to melt the solder. 2 years later I recapped/modded my 66-7' Gibson GA-15RVT, fixed my EHX Double Muff and changed the transistors on it and the diodes and countless guitar mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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