Soldering Irons

[Brow]

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:  

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

[FELINEGUITARS]

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

[Philly Q]

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!

[dave_mc]

^ 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:

[Philly Q]

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

;)

Actually, it goes up to 11...  

[dave_mc]

\m/ :twisted: \m/

:lol:

[Ratrod]

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

[Brow]

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