Re: Soldering Iron For PCB's
Very cheap irons do have their uses. I have a market stall 60W iron which I bought for a couple of quid to do jobs which need a lot of heat. It does indeed get very hot! I added the usual switchable series diode to tame it a bit.
This iron is useless for general PCB soldering, but it's great for the odd chassis soldering job. I've no idea how long the element will last, but it's survived 5 years of occasional use.
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