How to Get Started in Soldering for Beginners

Re:How to Get Started in Soldering for Beginners by CarVac on Monday April 10, 2023 @11:46AM (#35513690)

Those cheap "adjustable temperature" irons are "adjustable power" with no actual temperature feedback control.

The middle ground is the Pinecil, which is $25 but needs a laptop power supply.

It's… okay. It has less than half the heat transfer rate compared to the Weller, but it at least won't burn pads off your PCB.

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Re:How to Get Started in Soldering for Beginners by dotancohen on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @11:44AM (#35526784)

Yes, I actually do have an iron similar to the one I posted. I like it, but I typically leave it at its highest temperature (which, as you state, just means full power).

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