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dont slow down
Ya I do all of that, either my solder sucks or my iron sucks. My iron is pretty decent digital 60watt and it says it goes up to 842 degrees but my temp gun says the tip only gets to 290. I can barely melt the solder on the plug to tin it much less get enough heat into the wire to melt the solder on that. The wire gets hot as hell, hot enough to melt the insulation but the heat won't stay on the joint. It's frustrating as all hell.
What part of the soldering iron tip do you use to solder? The very tip or the side of the tip? The better method is to use the side of the tip, since it actually gets hotter and transfers heat more efficiently. It could be that your temp gun only goes up to 290º.