[GRLUG] Loose AC jack on Dell laptop repair

[Justin Popa]

The biggest difference between the $15 or $50 cheapies at RS, and a decent
Weller unit is as follows:

1) Adjustable temperature
2) Swap different tips in and out


That's the biggest advantage. Sure the $50 RS unit is adjustable, but you'll
see that they usually carry only 1-2 styles of tips. On that note as well,
small soldering(thinking surface mount) require far finer tips than the ones
you can get at RS.

On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM, john-thomas richards <jtr at jrichards.org>
wrote:

> On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 04:18:03PM +0000, Tim Schmidt wrote:
> [snip]
> > I've worked with two, and I have to say that they'll allow a novice
> > fairly excellent results.  $30 Radio shack irons are nowhere near as
> > forgiving.
>
> In what sense can a soldering iron be "forgiving?"  I am sure I am
> showing my ignorance, but a soldering iron gets hot enough to melt
> solder, right?  What is the scope of forgiveness here?
> --
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