On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:14:11 -0700, "William Chops Westfield" said: > Even if you you don't go all the way to a metcal-level iron, do be =20 > sure that you get an iron that is actually TEMPERATURE controlled, and =20 > not just "variable wattage." Even the first level of that step (say, =20 > an old Weller magentically-controlled iron) makes a big difference... The Metcal stations presumably use octarine instead of magenta :) Cheers, Bob --=20 http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .