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Title: Soldering iron question (temp control)
Post by: powerplayj on June 08, 2004, 10:58:09 PM

I am accustomed to a 30W Radio Shack iron but just got a refurbished Weller Temp-Controlled unit from a neighbor who works for Cooper tools. Anyway, I always soldered everything before at 30W. What temp should I use the Weller at when soldering resistors/caps/etc? What temp for larger pots like 250k/500k? Anyone have an idea of the conversion X Watts = Y Temperature

Thanks

Title: Soldering iron question (temp control)
Post by: ErikMiller on June 09, 2004, 02:45:14 AM

From an old Poptronics article:

QuoteThe minimum setting for a soldering station is 280Â°C.
For slightly heavier work (including de-soldering), the temperature can be increased to 320Â°C

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