15w irons suck ass 30w kick ass

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:34 pm

its true I just found out today all 15w irons are good for is cleaning pads 30w are for sodering as long as your not a compleate numbnutsass female of the dog species you dont burn through your boards and you dont have to strugle just to get the copulate soder to melt

Post by **Gamelver** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:36 pm

I use a 15W iron and it works fine for me

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peppers · Post by **peppers** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:37 pm

that is what I thought but I was wrong

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:37 pm

I use a 25w, it suits my needs. I plan to get a 45 and get a dimmer switch and make that concoction.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:38 pm

ive got one that can be 15 or 30 but i usually use 30

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:43 pm

the onley problem I had with the 30 is the tip melted after a few hours of sodering so I changed it then a few more hours of sodering and the new tip melted

if you soder for hours on end a tip for a 15w iron dose not sute a 30w you have to get one for a 30w iron had to put my new project on hold till I can get to the shack for a new one

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:04 pm

Get a weller iron. Radio Shack irons suck

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:22 pm

i bought i dick smith its not bad for $10

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:15 am

I got my 30W for about $14(CDN!) at Rona(or Revy, or whatever the hell they call it now) 2 years ago. I've used it for several hours straight, and never melted the tip. At school, I always used the irons on full power, which was 60W. Once I held the tip on the cord, and it blew up in 3 different fires. The teacher was pissed, but it was worth it!

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:05 am

I think mine's a 60w. NOT KIDDING.

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:00 pm

im thinking about getting a 40W....should I?

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:28 pm

How about a 100W!

That much power could go through your board, table, leg, and floor at the same time, with even a little bit of presure. If you let that keep falling, somebody in china would be getting a free solderring iron when it comes out the other side.