over gear

iTrader: (18)

I'm looking for a hot yet affortable soldering iron. Any suggestion?

MSB

Above all you must chose a point isolated soldering iron, like ceramic or soldering station. Some ESCs donīt like the AC current of normal soldering irons.

Speedo

The 20 dollar 40 watt Weller irons work just fine...

ottoman

iTrader: (13)

any 40 watt iron will do.... but make sure you get the largest "chisel" or "screwdriver" tip for your iron. The more mass in the tip the more heat it will hold and the faster it will solder. This is very important when you solder batterys.

ZER01

http://www.inlandcraft.com/howto/sol...g_products.htm
overgear, this is the brand I use. I got mine from hobby lobby(craft store).

over gear

iTrader: (18)

proudwinner: which model do you use? where can i buy Inland irons online?

ZER01

Overgear, I use the 60100 model. Which cities are closest to you and I'll try to help locate a place that sells them.

over gear

iTrader: (18)

I live in Reseda, California....how much did you pay for yours?

thanks.

ZER01

I paid $75+tax for mine. Here's some online stores;

http://www.castlestainedglass.com/catalog.htm#SOLDERING

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...ering+products

over gear

iTrader: (18)

Thanks proudwinner... but i am looking for something cheaper...

something like these:

http://www.hobbico.com/tools/hcar0775.html

or

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...&s=hi&n=553006

are they reliable?

popsracer

Buy the Iron with the MOST watts that you can afford. 60 or more watts is best.

ZER01

Speedo says the 40 watt weller works just fine, if I had to choose between the group I would opt for that one.

ZER01

Check out the Hakko 456 Super Pro Iron on this page, $18.95 and you can order from the site. Hakko is a brand name that you can trust when it come to soldering.

http://somerstiffany.com/mall/Soldering-Irons.asp

popsracer

proudwinner;

That Hakko Iron is $49.95. Extra tips are $18.95. That's still a good price for anything Hakko.

I paid $99 for my Hakko 907 soldering station. I used an Ungar 100 watt Iron for years and it worked fine. The only thing better about the Hakko is adjustable temperature, 15 second heat-up time and it is easier to change tips.

ZER01

I thought that was a little too good to be true. Sorry about that. Yes they are good, real good.