Computers for children (soldering)

From: Miles O'Neal <meo_at_netads.com>
Date: Thu Jan 14 23:44:05 1999

Tony Duell said...
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|Not too low a wattage, please, or you are likely to damage some
|components. Any soldering iron is hot enough to damage semiconductors, so
|the aim should be to make each joint quickly enough to avoid providing
|enough heat to wark the components significantly. A 25W iron is about
|right IMHO, unless you can afford a nice temperature-controlled one.

Ugh. I meant to suggest a 25W or 30W iron.
I've got the brain flu of something this week.

And don't forget the solder wick for desoldering...
Received on Thu Jan 14 1999 - 23:44:05 GMT