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Post by timeswelding on Mar 31, 2016 17:31:43 GMT
Chris, thanks for the iron suggestion. I didn't realize just how under powered mine was. A nice iron should make short work of the terminals when I get at them in the future to RE do the hack job that I did earlier. I'll have to check that brand out and get some practice in. Imagine a world where you can start soldering a few seconds after turning your iron on. A world where after you put some solder your tip, touch it to the work, you can feed more solder in within a second or so. A world where you can leave your iron on for a while on the bench and not come back to a burned up nasty tip.  Yes. What he said. |
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Post by timeswelding on Mar 31, 2016 18:53:07 GMT
I just looked at my Weller iron while I was home for lunch. It has a two position trigger. First position is 100 watt. Second position is 140 watt. It gets very hot very quickly. From room temperature to melting solder in 4 seconds or so. It's a great tool.
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Post by ckfan on Mar 31, 2016 19:39:03 GMT
Ok, now I have a new toy to buy! Sounds like Weller is the brand to go with. I have seen a few before. Is there a wattage that I should shoot for? Is there any risk of damaging equipment with too high a wattage? For example, if I go to un solder the connections at the base of a unit like my CK and hold a hot iron on it for too long is there a risk of damaging the connection inside the compressor case? Just wondering, that would be the death of most machines.
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Post by ChrisJ on Mar 31, 2016 20:17:10 GMT
timeswelding, that sounds like a soldering gun, rather than an iron? ckfan, if you buy a Weller WES51, it controls the temperature on it's own. It's a 60W iron, but it can run cooler than your current iron, or hotter, or the same but heat larger objects up. It's a regulated and adjustable iron. I typically run 650-750F with the solder I mentioned previously. The brand of solder I use is typically Kester. Good ol Kester 44. www.amazon.com/Kester-Rosin-Core-Solder-Spool/dp/B004X4L076 |
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Post by timeswelding on Apr 1, 2016 12:07:36 GMT
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Post by ChrisJ on Apr 1, 2016 16:33:31 GMT
That's called a soldering gun. They aren't temp regulated and IMO very clunky to use. I don't know how you'd fit that in the small area to rewire a monitor top without pulling it apart? I have the same one, but the only reason I bought it was I thought the secondary sealing screw was soldered on my CA-2-A machine which turned out it wasn't. Otherwise it's way too big for everything I do. A temp regulated Weller like a WES51 is made for much smaller stuff than that gun but it's perfect for stuff like on the monitor top. |
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Post by ChrisJ on Apr 1, 2016 16:34:11 GMT
That 330W "chassis iron" is ridiculous. |
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Post by timeswelding on Apr 1, 2016 16:40:08 GMT
That 330W "chassis iron" is ridiculous. It's a beast. Takes a good 20 minutes to get up to temperature, but once it's hot, it's REALLY hot. It's great for sheet metal joints and body lead. The Weller "gun" fit in between the decks of the monitor tops just fine. The real issue is getting my hands in there. |
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Post by ChrisJ on Apr 1, 2016 16:57:46 GMT
That 330W "chassis iron" is ridiculous. It's a beast. Takes a good 20 minutes to get up to temperature, but once it's hot, it's REALLY hot. It's great for sheet metal joints and body lead. The Weller "gun" fit in between the decks of the monitor tops just fine. The real issue is getting my hands in there. Your stuff is in a different league than mine I think. Here's an example of what we deal with where I work. Though, I rarely solder at work I do at home for my own projects and the parts are the same. Attachments:
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Post by timeswelding on Apr 1, 2016 17:54:00 GMT
Holy cow. That stuff is tiny. You're right. We do work in 2 different worlds.
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Post by elec573 on Apr 2, 2016 1:30:04 GMT
Congrats ck fan you just rewind your first ck that's something most people wouldn't even know what you're talking about!!!
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Post by elec573 on Apr 2, 2016 2:06:34 GMT
As far as soldiering irons you just need one big enough to get the job done!
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Post by ckfan on Apr 2, 2016 2:08:27 GMT
In general, most people don't know what I'm talking about! Loving antiques is one thing. Loving antique appliances is another. Loving antique refrigerators more than anything else is just crazy to most people.
Case in point, met a friend of a coworker for dinner tonight. They said they needed a teal fridge to match their stove in a house they just moved into. I told them about my love of things old and cold. They said that was cool but immediately went to the "don't those things use lots of power?" statement. It is just a common misconception that prevents people from embracing a total vintage kitchen.
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Post by Travis on Apr 2, 2016 3:13:17 GMT
Ray,
Nothing we say or do is going to be enough to work against the energy efficiency advertising campaign. If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes accepted as the truth. I know the energy hogs are the late 1950's-1980's models, but that beside the point. According to the utility company, all old appliances are wasteful and full of deadly materials. In fact, if you so much as touch an old appliance, you may get cancer.
Ok, maybe I went too far.
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Post by ChrisJ on Apr 2, 2016 3:23:45 GMT
Yeah, You went too far Just share the information you have. It's up people whether or not they want to accept it. |
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