Hi, Just in case anyone finds this useful: I purchased an 18w soldering iron with a 2mm tip, and this time got leaded multi-core solder instead of lead-free (which is more difficult to work with). This made my life so much easier, this time the smaller tip allowed me to get the pins hot before I had a chance to melt the plastic. Just to recap, 18w soldering iron, leaded multicore solder, some solder-wick in case you fluff up, a wet sponge for keeping the iron clean, helping-hands/clamps, sharp knife for wire-stripping, and you're good to go ;-) James. On 26 May 2011 01:33, Thomas Vecchione <seablaede@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:41 PM, James Morris <jwm.art.net@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Thanks for this idea... Probably a bit more sensible than spending £23 >> on the wrong tool that I'll hardly ever use but I've been a bit fed up >> lately with tools that aren't built to last 8-|. >> > > Then you won't be happy with the battery powered irons I mentioned > most likely. They are definitely NOT built to last and typically I > hold them together with e-Tape before to long, but also keep in mind I > work in live entertainment and my tools do take a beating so someone > else taking better care of their tools may have better results. > > But as I mentioned they are cheap enough to me I consider them > disposable personally. I can understand that not everyone feels this > way:) > > Seablade > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
