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Re: gEDA-user: Re: Soldering irons



On Sun, Sep 26, 2004 at 04:02:12AM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> Just wanted to follow up on this...
> 
> Many thanks to all for the advice.  I bought a used Metcal MX-500 (I
> looked for the SP-200's but at the time used MX-500's were all over
> the place and the SP-200s were hard to come by - but I got the used
> MX-500 for less than the cost of a new SP-200) and a pair of tips, got
> repair parts for my old Panavise, and mounted my desk lamp over it
> all.  Some new solder and paste, and off I went!  Boy, the difference
> between my old Radio Shack iron and the Metcal is like night and day.
> 
> Anyway, the results...
> 
> http://www.delorie.com/house/furnace/
> 
> This is the first time I've had to solder with TWEEZERS.  Geez, those
> 0803's are tiny.
> 
> FYI: the SMTs were easier to solder than the through-holes.  Once I
> got them positioned with the tweezers, that it ;-)

What is the oven controller good for?

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