Oops. The little degree symbol seems to have been morphed to a 0: That should be 750 F and 650 F >I'm no expert on this, but 800F seems a little hot. Here's what Kester >says: > >When hand soldering with a rosin flux such as the Kester #44 or the #285 >the >recommended iron tip temperature is 7500F. If you are soldering with a low >residue no clean solder such as the #245 or #275 we recommend a tip >temperature of 600-6500F. > >Colin > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee. Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads