I had a ratshack one, got sick of it and got one of these. Cheap, and it is great. (I hear it is a chinese clone of a Hakko one that goes for $90)
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7307
carpespasm- 07-25-2006
yeah, a cheapo iron is fine if you can solder well, i have an iron that has a long tip that goes into the iron, so i can just pull out more when i use it up, when it wears out i'll just find a peice of copper to fit in there
philip- 07-25-2006
It's a pretty nice iron. Precision tip temp control, fine tip, well built. Beats my old radioshack one. And, sadly, it wasn't much more expensive.
enigma-- 08-09-2006
It's a pretty nice iron. Precision tip temp control, fine tip, well built. Beats my old radioshack one. And, sadly, it wasn't much more expensive.
Just bought a real nice (for the price, ok, its a piece of s***t) soldering iron at Ocean State Job Lot. it was $2.99 haven't used it yet, but i am doing a USB B mod on my camcorder, so I'll let you know the results!
carpespasm- 08-09-2006
i'd bet a decent iron could be made for next to nothing en mass. it's just a simple plastic handle, wire you can buy by the mile, some metal which could be rolled to shape, and a coil of resistance wire.
di2356- 10-12-2007
sorry for the absolutley dumb question.
whats PCB?
RayM- 10-12-2007
Printed Circuit Board
di2356- 10-12-2007
thanks a lot Ray.
pannepacker- 02-03-2008
hey... I did something similar...
here is a link to it and my focus mod:
http://samspicsnstuff.googlepages.com/
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