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HIMNL9 said:
The better soldering irons tip holders are like these ones (a tube with an end screw collar, that hold the tip centrally) ..... those types of tips are, also, usually much high quality of the "rod" ones ..... and as cheap first soldering iron, also this one is not too bad, and there are less than 1mm tips, as spare parts, too)
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If you live in the US you dont want this iron. It runs off 220V, not 110V. So if you buy one online look for the voltage the iron needs.

As said, a needle tip is needed. Stay away from the nail tips. Its not that hard, just practice and you'll get it. The main problem with soldering is getting a cold joint. That means that one of the 2 surfaces was not hot enough to properly connect the soldered joints. It may look OK, and may stick, but it will fail. And with lasers diodes, that means death. You want to make sure both surface's are hot enough to make the solder melt. Tokes advice is great in teaching you how to do this.

Good luck.
 
Tech_Junkie said:
If you live in the US you dont want this iron. It runs off 220V, not 110V. So if you buy one online look for the voltage the iron needs.
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Oops ..... sorry, i always forgot about the 110V thing for the USA, you're right.

Thanks for the precisation T_J :beer:
 
NP brother. I almost made that mistake myself when I was looking for an iron.

Always read the fine print. :whistle:
 
Thanks for everything guys! Going to pick one up shortly from Fry's Electronics.
 
Hey Wanna if You can afford it get the Hako 936 at Fry's It's a good Iron for the price, and It has quite a few tips available for different applications. I think it's around a 100 so it's not cheap, but it will last a lifetime with care.

It's $74.99
 
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wbs, I know where you're coming from. My soldering tools are a 25W radiohut pencil iron, a big ol' spool of rosin-core solder, a tub of flux, and toothpicks and q-tips. I've reflowed LED emitters, soldered circuits, soldered free-floating parts, repaired power cabling, with just those tools.

I will say, though, sometimes that teflon wire could be worth the money. I don't know how many connections I redo just because the insulation has shrank due to the heat.

But yeah, soldering iron, solder, flux. Helping hands, if you have money left over.
 
Hey, just got all my supplies and put together a Tunnel effect thing. Turned out pretty well IMO, but I need to get a project box to put it in. I gotta run to work, but thank you all again for the great advice. I ended up getting a 30W Pencil Tip Soldering Iron from a Hobby store by the Fry's.
 
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I don't think so. :(
 
Yes, any of them is a good choice ..... weller are the more reliable for long-term use (like in a lab, letting them on all the day, all the days), but it cost a lot, compared with others ..... also the other ones are good ..... just get a spare tip 0,8mm, other the 1,6mm standard one, if you plan to do some fine work.
 
.Yeah Thanks heaps Im in oz and the one you guys where talking about earlier is about 200 here. So having you help me with expertise has saved a bit of cash..

Thanks again

Blulase
 
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