Re: Soldering iron bit temperature
Once you have a decent thermostatically controlled iron, you won't go back! The Metcal iron is amazing - fast heat-up, and as soon as heat is sucked away, more is fed straight straight in.
Failing that, a big chunky copper bit, as a good heat reserve, is important especially when soldering large items. A bit sitting at 400deg C is no good if it sags to 200deg C when you try to solder to a screening can!
What temperature, anyway? 350deg C is usually fine... 420deg C for stripping solderable enamel winding wire. For small surface-mount devices, as low as possible (250 deg C) to avoid thermal shock.
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