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TonyDuell · 13th Jan 2017, 7:35 pm

This is very much a personal choice, but I much prefer the spring-operated desoldering pump to tbe rubber bulb type. And I found a 15W iron to be far too small for most work. The Antex X25 (25W) is reasonable, but having used a temperature-controller iron I would not want to go back. The problem is that temperature controlled irons (at least good ones) are not cheap. That's fine if you spend half your time soldering or desoldering something. Not so fine if you just want to fix one unit.

I've just noticed where the OP is. Not too far from me. If you want somebody to have a quick look, give you a few hints, etc, I would be happy to do so sometime (but not for a couple of weeks). And no, I don't charge £40 to say that some transistors are faulty. I don't charge at all.

13th Jan 2017, 7:35 pm	#42
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,225	Re: Power Amp IC Replacement on Sharp VZ-3000 This is very much a personal choice, but I much prefer the spring-operated desoldering pump to tbe rubber bulb type. And I found a 15W iron to be far too small for most work. The Antex X25 (25W) is reasonable, but having used a temperature-controller iron I would not want to go back. The problem is that temperature controlled irons (at least good ones) are not cheap. That's fine if you spend half your time soldering or desoldering something. Not so fine if you just want to fix one unit. I've just noticed where the OP is. Not too far from me. If you want somebody to have a quick look, give you a few hints, etc, I would be happy to do so sometime (but not for a couple of weeks). And no, I don't charge £40 to say that some transistors are faulty. I don't charge at all.