Show Us Your Weapon!!!

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:26 pm

Every crusader of the unknown has his trusty sword! And for us modders, it's a soldering iron!

I've gone through two; a 25-watt Weller iron that crapped out on me after 2 weeks of use, and my trusty ol' RadioShack iron that died when a kid threw a wool suit on it. I just picked up this thing this afternoon, hopefully it works out as well as that old RatShack one did. Oh, and of course, I have a pair of Helping Hands as a sheath!

So, what iron do you guys use? Links, pictures, reviews, stories, etc. are all welcome!

CTFan

specter539 · Post by **specter539** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:44 pm

i just use this super old one i got from my dad. i had the coldheat thing from radioshack but it really sucked. where did you get your helping hands from? i need to buy one.

Post by **Triton** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:45 pm

first one was an OLD weller that worked great till my tip got to the point i couldnt use it anymore, tips are impossible to find for this specific weller

second was a crappy ass walmart iron that the tip somehow broke off inside then the second crap walmart one died

then i got a chinese one off of ebay that was so cheap the handle could burn you just holdin it

now i have a nice radioshack one that i got at a garagesale for 50 cents

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:56 pm

I have a 15/30w one from Radioshack, its pretty nice. I need to reload on desoldering braid and get a desoldering iron, I haven't been able to do much since I ran out of braid a while back.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:58 pm

CTfan that iron you just got is the same kind that was my brothers a few years (5 or 6)before me and it was later my first iron. I miss that thing it was so easy to get tips for but it just died on me one day. I liked that one the best of all the ones I've had.

then I got some orange weller, and now I have a 15 watt UL

I dunno if that is the brand

I wanna buy a decent soldering station soon though, but nothing to fancy

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:03 pm

I got an orange weller! Tim filed the tip down weird and now it's almost gone, and they're special screw on tips!

It hasn't died on me yet, but I haven't had it for long. I was getting sick of the radio shack irons lasting 2-3 months then quitting, especially with the constant soldering that goes on in my house.

Post by **Triton** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:14 pm

yea you cant really file weller tips, their just copper cored and nickel plated so when you file em the just kinda disolve over time and become useless

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:23 pm

Unless I get some nickel and re-plate it!

Also, could a mod move my time crisis thread to the ps2 forums, it's more active there, and the thread is now pretty much about the ps2 version of the game.

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:27 pm

Pace ST 25. It's nice, it has adjustable temperature (not wattage, actually the temp).

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:02 pm

I just have a $10 RadioShack Iron, It's actually very nice and gets the job done.

Post by **Skyone** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:35 pm

12w Weller Pencil Iron. Great for game consoles!

parkie · Post by **parkie** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:19 pm

I have a cxr40 goot iron, it owns heaps.

http://w1.cpu.com.tw/kh/iron/iron2/cxr-40-s.jpg

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:57 pm

Weller WES51 adjustable temp iron. Best birthday gift ever! Let the jealousy commence.

Now you know how I can keep from effin up those Super Joy 3's so easily. If it's a thin trace, I set it low heat, and if its a large trace, higher heat. Oh, and I use LOTS of flux. Makes any job easy as pie.

Gump-in-space · Post by **Gump-in-space** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:07 pm

No jealousy here G-Force. I have the exact same thing!

jackfb13 · Post by **jackfb13** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:20 pm

Mines a wood burner

...

im buyin one soon though.