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class=660221102-14012006>Richard,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=660221102-14012006> Don't worry - you're not a nerd. The Hakko is a
nice little iron. I use mine for everything from SMT electronics (OK - I'm a
REAL nerd) to soldering throttle pushrod cables and even some parts on slot-car
chassis and my Harleys (OK - I'm not a REAL nerd anymore). It is actually better
to have more power in this case. Since it's temperature controlled, you won't
over-heat small wires if you set the temperature correctly. You will like it.
One thing I haven't tried - although it would probably work really well
because of the temperature control - is cutting foam. You obviously wouldn't
want to do this with a tip that you use for soldering
electronics.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>John Pavlick<BR><A href="http://www.idseng.com/"
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard
Strickland<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 13, 2006 5:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Soldering
stations<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<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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