On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:55:50 +1000, Lionel
wrote:

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:47:20 -0500, John Fields
wrote:

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:53:04 +1000, Lionel
wrote:

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:06:01 -0500, John Fields
wrote:

You really should use the tin-lead eutectic and a lower-temperature
tip.

It's all bog standard soldering equipment. People have been using
identical setups for prototyping & rework for decades. And it figures
that TinyDong is the kind of incompetant ****** who'd think that
people can't do reliable work without some overpriced station covered
in bells & whistles.

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But you sidestepped the issue of the tin-lead eutectic

What do you think 60/40 is, Mr "Professional"?

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It ain't eutectic, grasshopper. He

http://www.kester.com/en-US/technica...KnowledgeID=29

and:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutectic_point

and the lower
temperature tip.

Which is relevant because...?

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Using the eutectic alloy Sn63Pb37, with a lower melting point than
Sn60Pb40, allows a lower temperature iron or process to be used
with the attendant lower heat stress being placed on the components.

That's a good thing.


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JF