For those jobs that need a PROPER soldering iron. 

 

300W of raw power and a lump of copper bigger than the one on my dad's "heat it on the gas ring" job.

 

It takes a while to warm up, but I didn't notice the plug had come out of the socket halfway through the job. Thermal inertia rules OK! 

 

Pictured next to my 80W temperature controlled iron for scale.

 

Bought for a specific job (where the butane torch was just too brutal) which it did perfectly.

 

I have been eyeing one of those on Lazada and was wondering if they were any good or not.  I might have to go back and investigate it again now.

8 minutes ago, GregTN said:

I have been eyeing one of those on Lazada and was wondering if they were any good or not.  I might have to go back and investigate it again now.

 

Ordered on wednesday, delivered thursday (local seller), 428 Baht for the 300W version. It did the job required of it perfectly. Chinese engineering at it's best. Wouldn't pass euro safety requirements, but we are not in europe! 

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i105251987-s105874134.html

 

It's 'kin heavy so forget any precision control over the beast unless you are an olympic weightlifter. 

 

Let me guess, you don't do much with SMD. ???? 

 

So what was the reason for buying that monster? 

30 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Ordered on wednesday, delivered thursday (local seller), 428 Baht for the 300W version. It did the job required of it perfectly. Chinese engineering at it's best. Wouldn't pass euro safety requirements, but we are not in europe! 

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i105251987-s105874134.html

 

It's 'kin heavy so forget any precision control over the beast unless you are an olympic weightlifter. 

 

I have one of them big buggers and the smaller one  as well.

 

I used to use the big one shoved inside a Quaker Oats tin when I was smoking meat. It sort of worked, but I gave up smoking meat a while ago.

I'm terrible at soldering...I only do it because I'm a guitar geek and sometimes you need to replace switches and the like...but I've got an non -working guitar hanging on the wall right now that needs a few cold joints redone...I've been procrastinating.....I guess I couldn't possibly make it any worse than it already is. Sigh...