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> ..or just buy a decent iron like a Metcal that can maintain the temp
> regardless of load.
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Sounds ideal, but thermal transfer is limited, so all else the same, you ca=
n
only push so many watts  into the joint regardless of soldering iron wattag=
e
and regulation. Easiest way to address this is to bump the temp up, though =
a
bigger tip often helps if you have wattage to spare, though changing a tip
is often slower then both knobs and pushbuttons :O)
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