On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:37:44 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
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On Sunday, 25 March 2018 13:53:55 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

But the idea of saving pennies to use a less flexible flex which can
also be damaged by heat is ludicrous.

Oh - the more something get used, the more chance of damage to it.
Simple probability. And someone who only has a 25 watt mains soldering
iron simply doesn't do much in the way of electronics work. Or is a
total fool.

You don't have much wordly experience do you.

I've seen lots and lots of pro workshops. Which repair electronics. And
all have used low voltage temperature controlled soldering stations.

Apart from anything else, with a low volt temperature controlled iron,
both the bits and elements will last longer. An important thing when
earning money from repairs. Anyone who doesn't know this is an amateur.

I used 25W irons costing around £3-00, I could order them up as often
as I needed them. A soldering station would have involved planning and
persuasion.

Even now, I have a couple of 25W irons, also a couple of gas Wellers.
I would not use a controller because of its footprint.

I wouldn't use a curie controlled iron either, they were garbage.


I no longer spend hours at a bench soldering, and if I tried it, I
suspect that my skills would have suffered over the years.

I hate to think what my work would have been like a few years back,
when my visits to the pub involved a two handed snatch for the first
few pints to avoid a soggy counter.

AB