Subject	Re: Soldering
Posted by	BenjaminD on June 26, 2009 at 11:10 PM
	This message has been viewed 99 times.
In Reply To	Soldering posted by ZXRider(SoCal) on June 26, 2009 at 09:25 PM
Message	I started off with an $8 radioshack kit a few years ago. It wore out rather quickly, so I got a $20 adjustable heat one with a very fine tip online, and it's served me for two years now for fitting my Z with around 80 component LEDs and resistors, fixing 10+ ipods, ten times as many headphones... Technique and practice are way more important than the soldering iron. I've found the larger, more expensive soldering guns to be unwieldy and imprecise. Get something cheap, adjustable heat, < 100 watts. Practice on larger, cheap things before you try soldering something you care about. It's really fun learning and is incredibly useful. Good luck!
Follow Ups	Soldering - ZXRider(SoCal) 21:25:21 06/26/09 Re: Soldering - chicagozer 21:37:06 06/26/09 2nd (n/m) - komplexZTT 21:55:29 06/26/09 agreed - go to youtube type in how to solder - fanta-z 23:22:04 06/26/09 2nd on vids and info. - yobobrox 00:06:04 06/27/09 Tower Hobbies has a few (n/m) - dawhip 23:44:02 06/26/09 sorry, my MBT 250 retail for over 1k. (n/m) - Halo Z 21:41:03 06/26/09 Relevant how? (n/m) - yobobrox 00:08:48 06/27/09 bragging rights (n/m) - collegeboy 08:17:30 06/27/09 i didn't pay for it, you did. - Halo Z 12:35:12 06/27/09 751? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 12:58:29 06/27/09 don't be a jelis hater (n/m) - Guapo 10:57:21 06/28/09 what are you soldering? (n/m) - twinturbineZ 22:09:14 06/26/09 2nd, very important (n/m) - -JK- 23:35:33 06/26/09 Re: Soldering - BenjaminD 23:10:58 06/26/09 Depends on the application. - Jehannum (rebuilding) 23:21:13 06/26/09 From my limited experience - pencerules 00:20:13 06/27/09 Something else - pencerules 00:22:18 06/27/09 Re: Something else - greenTT 00:41:32 06/27/09 Hakko - swedishwlf 00:24:42 06/27/09 x2. That is what I use. - MixManMash 00:28:34 06/27/09 Re: x2. That is what I use. - greenTT 00:43:23 06/27/09 Re: Re: x2. That is what I use. - greenTT 00:47:54 06/27/09 Not difficult to work with if you have the right Iron. - MixManMash 07:59:57 06/27/09 Re: Not difficult to work with if you have the right Iron. - greenTT 23:26:02 06/27/09 Soldering irons vs. soldering guns: - BobbyT 01:12:30 06/27/09 Oh and seal your connections with heat shrink tubing - BobbyT 01:13:51 06/27/09 I've been using this one for about 8 years. Weller EC 1002 - Musashi Sword 07:34:42 06/27/09 those are good ones too. (n/m) - Halo Z 12:37:53 06/27/09 Re: Soldering - induetime 08:06:44 06/27/09 You're in OC, go to Fry's in FV. Many choices for good $$. (n/m) - Ted (92TT) 15:13:58 06/27/09 That's a dangerous place to go - ZXRider(SoCal) 16:14:23 06/27/09
Post a Followup	You cannot reply to this message because you are not logged in.