My trusty soldering iron has packed up. I have had it for nearly 40 years and despite being rated at only 30w has done most things I've asked from it and done them well.
I bought a 50w iron a couple of years ago as a standby but it is useless. It has a steel tip rather than copper and has considerably less soldering power than the old 30w iron.
A few weeks ago I stupidly bought one of these things where you pull the trigger. It has changeable ends - which look like bent wire - and it is rated at 150w. Again useless, less power than the old iron - wont even solder an 18g wire to a circuit board.
So, can anyone recommend a sturdy iron, copper tipped, that will solder say 16awg cable to say an XT60 or similar plug yet still be ok working on a circuit board?
It would be good to hear your practical experiences as the claims of the adverts I've actual experience so far are very false.
I bought a 50w iron a couple of years ago as a standby but it is useless. It has a steel tip rather than copper and has considerably less soldering power than the old 30w iron.
A few weeks ago I stupidly bought one of these things where you pull the trigger. It has changeable ends - which look like bent wire - and it is rated at 150w. Again useless, less power than the old iron - wont even solder an 18g wire to a circuit board.
So, can anyone recommend a sturdy iron, copper tipped, that will solder say 16awg cable to say an XT60 or similar plug yet still be ok working on a circuit board?
It would be good to hear your practical experiences as the claims of the adverts I've actual experience so far are very false.
