Pea Turgh Posted Tuesday at 20:45 Posted Tuesday at 20:45 Somehow I’ve turned in to the bloke who fixes stuff amongst my circle of musicians friends. I have an old soldering iron that doesn’t seem to get hot enough for modern lead free stuff, so I need a new iron. Please let me know your cost-effective hobby-level bit alright soldering irons! Thank you in advance, Pete. Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted Tuesday at 20:55 Posted Tuesday at 20:55 (edited) In October I bought this one -> https://amzn.to/423AdgY . For £15 it was a massive upgrade from my previous crappy one from Maplins. When making up a loom, I can now use lead-free solder for back of the pot connections without needing to worry so much about effing up the pot. Edited Tuesday at 20:56 by Jean-Luc Pickguard 1 1 Quote
Pea Turgh Posted Tuesday at 21:18 Author Posted Tuesday at 21:18 22 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: In October I bought this one -> https://amzn.to/423AdgY . For £15 it was a massive upgrade from my previous crappy one from Maplins. When making up a loom, I can now use lead-free solder for back of the pot connections without needing to worry so much about effing up the pot. Ooh! It’s got a temperature display!!! Quote
lemmywinks Posted Tuesday at 22:26 Posted Tuesday at 22:26 Can get some excellent USB Type C powered pencil irons now: https://sequremall.com/products/sequer-s99-soldering-iron-support-pd-qc-dc-pps-power-supply-compatible-with-c245-tip-for-drone-rc-model-welding-repair-tool-anti-static-welding-pen?variant=42863253389500 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32904980528.html?src=google&pdp_npi=4@dis!GBP!58.20!37.19!!!!!@!12000017994797562!ppc!!!&gQT=2 https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/ I have an older TS100 which is DC power only, it's been fantastic. 1 Quote
Rosie C Posted Tuesday at 22:29 Posted Tuesday at 22:29 1 hour ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: In October I bought this one -> https://amzn.to/423AdgY . For £15 it was a massive upgrade from my previous crappy one from Maplins. When making up a loom, I can now use lead-free solder for back of the pot connections without needing to worry so much about effing up the pot. I have the same one! Excellent value for what they cost. Quote
MichaelDean Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago I've got a USB one. I've powered it from a power bank before when I couldn't find an extension lead to go to the dining table. Mine is like this but blue. Seems to do the trick! https://cpc.farnell.com/multicomp-pro/mp740142/soldering-iron-usb/dp/SD02809?srsltid=AfmBOoq9o8ynuXfV4z9IUCargA8PSY6Sv-sku_AZahPyE8P4bsEaapzoCvk&gQT=1 1 Quote
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