On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:25:24 -0500
David VanHorn <dvanhorn@CEDAR.NET> wrote:
> >You should get the Radio Shack 15 W grounded (3 prong) iron for ICs and
> >other small stuff.  You can keep the 30 W for heavyweight type hardware.
>
> Low power is NOT the way to go.
> Many (most?) use 40W or thereabouts.
>
> You want a proper iron clad tip design, that allows a lot of heat to flow
> fast.


I agree.  You need to think about the integral of your temperature dt.  If you
heat an ic up slowly, you simply transfer a lot more energy to it than
necessary.

I like to take a bigger iron and solder fast.  Often times the devices are
hardly any more than 'warm to the touch' afterwards.

Eric

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