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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In 'doing' electric stuff, I really hadn't given
any thought to the type of soldering irons or guns I was using--except to
use(or would work) whatever I had handy at the time. I'm taking a
little time to restore an old car which needed much of it's wiring harness
repaired after 30 years in a barn(rats ate it) (hindsight: shoulda bought a
new one). Orland is a body man and he had the car in his garage. I
took my gun and two irons over and after hassling with those for a while, he
said "Use THIS"--which was a base model 40W Weller soldering station with
a very pointy tip (Charlie Reed's old one). I was impressed by how
well the thing worked--enough so I popped for one at noon today. It'll
make those E connections a breeze. I got a little larger --Hacko? 65W dial
adjustable unit as the other was a little down on power for larger gauge or
multiple wire joints. I'm sort of amazed that they are pretty much only
available at electronic distributors or online. I did feel a little nerdy
buying one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard</FONT></DIV>
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