Soldering Stations

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Which soldering iron for small circuit boards?

Friday, November 5th, 2010
yepp asked:

I need to fix a circuit board and i was wondering what kind of soldering iron i should get, would a 25w work? and what kind of wire should i use? also the cold heat soldering iron, what is its power? and is it good

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Is there a household object that can be used as an alternative to a soldering iron?

Monday, November 1st, 2010
j_conway_j asked:

I need to remove some wires from a PCB and reattach two phono ends to them. However I do not have a soldering iron or access to one. Is there some kind of genius alternative that can be used instead?
I know soldering irons get extremely hot, hence the difficulty in finding a viable alternative:p

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how hot will my soldering iron get? (model details below)?

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
joeyramoney1 asked:

it's a Weller SP40L, 40W, 120V, 60 Hz. i need to know what temperature it is when i plug it in.

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the easiest way to unsolder a tv fly back transformer?

Friday, July 16th, 2010
danol_teanu36 asked:

I do not have a desoldering station and it takes me long time to unsolder the pins with the soldering iron and the solder pump

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Where can I find replacement soldering tips for my soldering station in Provo,UT ?

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
cook63 asked:

I've been looking for soldering tips, the one I need is weller pl100. Does anyone know where can I find them around Provo, UT?
I already looked in Home Depot and Radio Shack and they don't have them. I think there's got to be a place where they sell tools for electronic I just don't know where.

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