[Coco] Soldering Irons

[Richard E. Crislip]

On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 21:01:08 -0400
"James C. Hrubik" <jimhrubik at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Richard, I have an SP80L that you can borrow.  It supposedly will hit
> 900 degrees.  The tip that it came with is for GP soldering; it is
> 3/8” diameter with 4 faces and it worked for removing caps from my
> Mac motherboard.  Have not been able to find a conical tip for it but
> I do have the 3/8 and 1/4 chisel tips.  Once the silver solder was
> out I used the 15/30 Radio Shack to install the new caps with regular
> solder.
> 
> Call me tomorrow afternoon if you want to borrow it.
> 
> On Nov 4, 2017, at 5:59 PM, Richard E. Crislip <rcrislip at neo.rr.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 00:41:01 -0400
> > rcrislip <rcrislip at neo.rr.com> wrote:
> >   
> >> Hello, What would be a good soldering iron for circuit board work?
> >> What heat, watts, Brand, etc. TIA
> >>   
> > 
> > Thanks to all who replied. I should have mentioned that I currently
> > own a Weller SP23 25w 120v Solder Iron. The tip is well used and
> > too bulky for the job I was trying to do. I was trying to resolder
> > a power interface on my grandson's Gameboy and could get the tip
> > under a obstruction. I have also fought not enough heat with this
> > unit. I also have a Daulheat Iron I bought from the Shack, it's a
> > 15/30w unit. Also tips seem to be an issue.
> > 
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> 

Didn't see your message until now. It sounds too big for what I need.
Thanks anyway