Jesse Lackey wrote:
> > Also I suggest:
> 1. getting a temperature-controlled iron
>   
I've been reading  this  thread with interest, but with nothing to 
contribute (since I have no experience with SMT).  But I am getting 
ready to buy a new soldering iron, because mine dates to about 
1980-something.  Most of the stuff that I do these days with it is very 
small (primarily because that is the name of the game these days, I 
guess).  Does anyone have any recommendation?  (I have a heavy duty 
Weller for the big stuff, such as new SO-239 connectors, so am only 
talking about a new iron for the small stuff).  There seems to be quite 
a few different irons available.  What would you get if you were getting 
a new one?  (While I would not go so far as to say that price is no 
object, I usually figure that you get what you pay for, so try to get 
good stuff even if it costs more, since it costs less in the long run.  
IMHO.).
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