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Title: Soldering Irons
Post by: Brow on November 20, 2006, 11:41:51 PM

Hey guys.

I came to remove the pickups from my Gibby LP over the last few days and found out that my 40w Soldering Iron is broken, so I need a replacement before I can take my pickups out.

Would a 25w Iron be enough to heat up pots and grounding points etc? Or would I be better off with 30w-40w?

The sooner I can get a new Iron, the sooner I can get my Mules ordered! So get off your lazy @sses people and recommend me a soldering iron!  :twisted:  :lol:  :wink:

PS. Only joking  :D  But I do need help quite quickly!

Title: Soldering Irons
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on November 21, 2006, 12:26:21 AM

Try an antex "XS25" 25 watt iron - works fine

Title: Soldering Irons
Post by: Philly Q on November 21, 2006, 12:39:57 AM

I have a 50W Antex iron with adjustable temperature (200 to 450 degC) - it's great for soldering onto pots and you can turn the temp right down for soldering fine wires without melting all the insulation.  

I never need to turn it up to the maximum temperature, so it's probably a bit more powerful than necessary!

Title: Soldering Irons
Post by: dave_mc on November 21, 2006, 10:26:18 AM

^ soldering irons sound better cranked to 10, don't you know that?

;)















I have the antex one jonathan mentioned (i think). I'd recommend it, but, er..., I haven't actually got round to taking it out of the box yet. It was recommended to me by someone else who knew their stuff about electronics, though. :oops:  :lol:

Title: Soldering Irons
Post by: Philly Q on November 21, 2006, 11:02:59 AM

Quote from: dave_mc

^ soldering irons sound better cranked to 10, don't you know that?

;)

Actually, it goes up to 11...  :wink:

Title: Soldering Irons
Post by: dave_mc on November 21, 2006, 12:28:44 PM

\m/ :twisted: \m/

:lol:

Title: Soldering Irons
Post by: Ratrod on November 21, 2006, 01:21:41 PM

Hell, why not weld the wires on the pots? :twisted:

Title: Soldering Irons
Post by: Brow on November 21, 2006, 05:28:49 PM

I've ordered an Antex 30w Iron. So as soon as I get that, I can take the Seths out and get some Mules iN! :D