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Old 11-30-2010 | 07:30 AM
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finally bought a soldering station, I have been using 9 dollar 40w rat shack irons for years now. My question is what temprature should I set this on? I will mainly be soldering deans,bullets, and motor tabs. just want to do things right.

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Old 11-30-2010 | 11:11 AM
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My 936 is set on '400' fwiw.

That's hot enough to handle 8ga wire. I turn it off when I'm finished and don't just leave it sit at temp.
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Old 11-30-2010 | 11:37 AM
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Depends on the solder being used. Lead and/or silver content, use of flux, etc. What solder (and flux) do you use?
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Old 11-30-2010 | 01:46 PM
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64-13 rosin core silver bearing solder,.022 diameter
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