Planning to buy a soldering gun need help

H J Farnsworth

Active Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #1

How does one select a good gun? I want one that runs off butane if possible, would this be a good purchase?
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Probe-M..._UL160_SR160,160_&refRID=0SQSM7BZCVRE8Q9B3FT9

 

Rahz

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #2

A friend of mine uses one on electrical wiring in car restoration and loves it. It works instantly... a hot iron works almost instantly too though.

How it would perform on solder pads so close to the LES I'm not sure, but the flame is small. It might work fine but I can only guess.

 

redi jedi

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #3

If you want to solder on printed circuit boards, you'll want an electric iron 35-50watts with a fine point. I've never built a led panel, but I have repaired gauge clusters and such.

 

Abiqua

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #4

Hako 15 watts
Hako 45? watt workstation

1 cheap choice
1 good choice

 

stardustsailor

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #5

Weller and only Weller . ( APEX Tools for the US )
Butane fueled ?
No problem ...

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2C-Butane-Soldering-Iron/dp/B000B61L0G

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2KC-Professional-Self-igniting-Soldering/dp/B000WOHSHM

Your best choice ...

Cheers.

 

sanjuan

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #6

I ruined a P2KC (I think) by using Ronson fuel. Use the best quality butane.

Unless I was doing a lot of work in the field, I'd get a plug-in iron first--but either style will build a luminaire.

I have one of the stand-up torches but I've never used it. A pen-type iron is more comfortable and controllable. I use an electric heat gun for heatshrinking.

 

Last edited: Nov 3, 2015

H J Farnsworth

Active Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #7

Thank you all for your excellent advice

 

redi jedi

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #8

stardustsailor said:

Weller and only Weller . ( APEX Tools for the US )
Butane fueled ?
No problem ...

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2C-Butane-Soldering-Iron/dp/B000B61L0G

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2KC-Professional-Self-igniting-Soldering/dp/B000WOHSHM

Your best choice ...

Cheers.

Click to expand...

This is flameless correct?

 

C

churchhaze

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #9

http://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-9378-Programmable-Digital-Soldering/dp/B00BSW69LI

I really like this station. It's temperature controlled, which makes it hard to do a bad job.

 

tstick

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #10

Get a Hakko -whichever models have the ceramic heating element…Then you can unscrew the metal soldering apparatus and use the inner heating element as a flameless lighter -for those extra special connoisseur occasions!

 

GreenSanta

Well-Known Member

• Nov 3, 2015

• #11

look up your local auction house, that s where i got mine, ebay or amazon might be more convenient