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Old 03-13-2004, 03:42 PM
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Originally posted by andsetinn
I always use gas soldering iron for packs. I have great one named Steinel 1300, it is supposed to be equelant of over 130 watts. I use 6 mm wide chisel point on it. When it's fully warm it takes only a second touch to melt the solder on the battery and batterybar.
..are you suggesting that I should not use a solder below 100 watts to build packs? The one that I saw was really sweet! digital blue backlit with face bigger than the GFX and most of all - price is a fraction compared to a Hakko's but doesn't have a rating over 60 W though

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