Soldering Torches
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- Insane DCEmu
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Soldering Torches
Are these any good for console modding? I'm kinda interested in buying one, but I'm kind of thinking it will melt my console or something like that. Does anyone use these regularly for mods?
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You bet. For anything electrical, you almost have to have one.
This thing ---> http://www.coldheatools.com has gotten good reviews.
But anyway, welcome to the forums.
This thing ---> http://www.coldheatools.com has gotten good reviews.
But anyway, welcome to the forums.
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Soldering torch? No. Hearld, get your eyes checked man LOL. He's going to need a 15-30 watt soldering iron, not a torch. I'd use a torch for like... plumbing and household, not electronic use. I suppose there are some micro torches that you could just use the fire to heat the tip, but then why are you using a torch?
Anyway, cold heat ones have been discussed here, and they are not without disadvantages, and you'd have to buy the conical tip for it. I think a regular 15 or 30 watt soldering iron would be a good first buy for him.
Anyway, cold heat ones have been discussed here, and they are not without disadvantages, and you'd have to buy the conical tip for it. I think a regular 15 or 30 watt soldering iron would be a good first buy for him.
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Yeah I figured you read that one over too quick.hearld500 wrote:Opps. My bad.
Wanderer: If your hands are shakey like mine, it helps if you can rest your wrist on something while working, otherwise just be careful and do your best. A 15 watt is good for fine work and it is hard to damage things with a 15 watt, but a 30 watt is great too, just be as cautious as possible. If you used a torch, it'd only make things worse because you could end up lifting a bunch of traces around the target point or worse.