"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in
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For serious stuff I'd ignore 25 watt and go to 50 watt thermostatic.

Me, too. Not just for serious stuff either.

I was just going to chime in because no-one had made this point but now you
have.

An iron that gets to the right temperature, and can hold it in spite of
thermal loss, is far less liable to either make dry joints or OOTOH fry
your components.

mike