12-08-2009, 09:03 AM
You will get as many opinions as there are people on this Phorum about soldering guns/irons...but here's my opinion:
A 40 watt pencil is way too small for average radio work. A 100/140 watt gun is, I think, a very good choice to repair old radios.
Personally, I use a Craftsman 150/230 watt gun. I used to use Weller, but the ones made in recent years do not hold up under heavy use anymore as the older ones did. The Craftsman guns last longer, so that is what I use...
A 40 watt pencil is way too small for average radio work. A 100/140 watt gun is, I think, a very good choice to repair old radios.
Personally, I use a Craftsman 150/230 watt gun. I used to use Weller, but the ones made in recent years do not hold up under heavy use anymore as the older ones did. The Craftsman guns last longer, so that is what I use...
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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