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LTcrawler · 07-11-2005, 12:35 PM

What wattage soldering iron?

Ace · 07-11-2005, 12:47 PM

Just enough to do the job, no more.

chafey · 07-11-2005, 12:49 PM

60 watts treats me good for building batteries and using 12 guage wire on everything

dont forget to clean your tip! it will get black and crusty!

Mazlem · 07-11-2005, 12:51 PM

30W for smaller gauges, say 14 and higher. 60W for lower than that.

FrankyRizzo · 07-11-2005, 02:33 PM

I use a 230 watt gun for batteries. Fast heat and quick.

30/15 watt for wires and connections.

SPEED_RACER · 07-11-2005, 08:55 PM

45w of a good brand.not some cheap run off.

nd4spdbh · 07-11-2005, 09:55 PM

i use at least a 40 watt but all 40 watts arnt the same. i had one from radio shack what was a POS and i got another one company name starts with a W n e ways it owns the crap out of the raido shack one

Artstu · 07-11-2005, 10:12 PM

i use Weller i got a 140W gun and it kicks

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 07-11-2005, 10:17 PM

450-500w usully gets the job done for me

Train Of Thought · 07-11-2005, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LTcrawler

What wattage soldering iron?

It's not only the wattage, it's also the mass. Soldering batts, for example, needs an iron with a huge tip to work good. See, when you solder something you must heat it up first, which draws the heat out of the tip. If it's heavy you can complete the job before the heat drops below the melting point of the solder. If what you are soldering is "big" like a cell, the heat of a 10 gigawatt fine point iron aint going to cut it. If you are soldering motor wires, a big huge tip will suck because it's so unwieldy. Generally speaking, the tip matters more than the wattage. Wattage comes into play for recovery time. How fast after you draw the heat down (because you soldered something) will the heat return? That's wattage.
I use a 60W iron and have 3 tips; fine, normal, and silly huge. 60W is a bit nuts for the fine tip, though.

Anyone who uses those gun type jobs with the super high power rating pretty much doesn't know their *** from a hole in the ground. They suck. Period.

SPEED_RACER · 07-12-2005, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by nd4spdbh

i use at least a 40 watt but all 40 watts arnt the same. i had one from radio shack what was a POS and i got another one company name starts with a "W" n e ways it owns the crap out of the raido shack one

"w" most likely weller.this is my point.i use an ungar brand solder iron which is an older version of the weller and after 16 years and after lord knows all the batts and wires i soldered still goes strong.
as for haveing more wattage then needed ,there's nothing wrong with that.better to have more then not enough .using the correct tip is what's important

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Anyone who uses those gun type jobs with the super high power rating pretty much doesn't know their *** from a hole in the ground. They suck. Period.

just out of curiousity,why do they suck?they'll do the job needed and last.just don't understand the point????over kill for the job,yes.or does it have to do with the tip they may normally have?

nd4spdbh · 07-12-2005, 10:38 AM

u no spell good!

SPEED_RACER · 07-12-2005, 07:45 PM

oh well

Nova · 07-12-2005, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ILoveRCRockCrawlin

450-500w usully gets the job done for me

hell, i should hook up a nail to my amplifier and whoop all yall haha

Knytemare · 07-13-2005, 06:15 PM

I use a Weller 45 watt and it works for everything I do from wiring to battery building.

Will · 07-13-2005, 09:51 PM

i use a radio shack 40 watt

WestCoastPJ · 07-13-2005, 10:33 PM

My weller 40 watt works pretty good.I use a base that you can coose on how hot the tip gets..Just replace the tip every once in a while,and you'll be fine

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 07-13-2005, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by WestCoastPJ

My weller 40 watt works pretty good.I use a base that you can coose on how hot the tip gets..Just replace the tip every once in a while,and you'll be fine

can you change how hot i gets or the wattage? cause i know alot of them are done by watts. like my moms at work, i think hers can go from like 200 up to 700 watts not degrees

WestCoastPJ · 07-13-2005, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ILoveRCRockCrawlin

can you change how hot i gets or the wattage? cause i know alot of them are done by watts. like my moms at work, i think hers can go from like 200 up to 700 watts not degrees

Well,im accualy not sure...Theres number that range from 1 to 5.

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 07-13-2005, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by WestCoastPJ

Well,im accualy not sure...Theres number that range from 1 to 5.

o that probably changes the wattage

07-11-2005, 12:35 PM	#1
LTcrawler Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gallatin Posts: 5	What wattage soldering iron. What wattage soldering iron?

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Ace Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 901	Just enough to do the job, no more.

07-11-2005, 12:49 PM	#3
chafey Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: woods cross utah Posts: 523	60 watts treats me good for building batteries and using 12 guage wire on everything dont forget to clean your tip! it will get black and crusty!

07-11-2005, 12:51 PM	#4
Mazlem Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 387	30W for smaller gauges, say 14 and higher. 60W for lower than that.

07-11-2005, 02:33 PM	#5
FrankyRizzo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas Posts: 7,172	I use a 230 watt gun for batteries. Fast heat and quick. 30/15 watt for wires and connections.

07-11-2005, 08:55 PM	#6
SPEED_RACER Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MANVILLE Posts: 413	45w of a good brand.not some cheap run off.

07-11-2005, 09:55 PM	#7
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	i use at least a 40 watt but all 40 watts arnt the same. i had one from radio shack what was a POS and i got another one company name starts with a W n e ways it owns the crap out of the raido shack one

07-11-2005, 10:12 PM	#8
Artstu Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada. Posts: 62	i use Weller i got a 140W gun and it kicks

07-11-2005, 10:17 PM	#9
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	450-500w usully gets the job done for me

07-12-2005, 10:38 AM	#12
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	u no spell good!

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SPEED_RACER Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MANVILLE Posts: 413	oh well

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07-13-2005, 06:15 PM	#15
Knytemare Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Wayne Posts: 728	I use a Weller 45 watt and it works for everything I do from wiring to battery building.

07-13-2005, 09:51 PM	#16
Will Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 265	i use a radio shack 40 watt

07-13-2005, 10:33 PM	#17
WestCoastPJ Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NOrthern Cali Posts: 312	My weller 40 watt works pretty good.I use a base that you can coose on how hot the tip gets..Just replace the tip every once in a while,and you'll be fine

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