[Vanhackspace] Soldering Night - VHS May 12, 2009 7pm

[Dan Venkitachalam]

There's a list of shops on the wiki at
http://vancouver.hackspace.ca/doku.php?id=suppliers

I'm sure everyone has their favourite soldering iron, and you can't go
wrong with a Weller or Hakko station.  I would recommend having a look
at getting an Aoyue station if you're on a budget and need temp
control.  They make stations that are very cheap and with decent
quality, and some of their stations can accept Hakko tips.  I found
the list of bestselling soldering equipment on Amazon to be a good
starting point [1].

[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hi/553006/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_hi_1_3


Cheers,

Dan.

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Ken Pratt <ken at kenpratt.net> wrote:
> Thanks for the soldering workshop!
>
> I should have written down the list of electronics places in
> Vancouver. I remember someone mentioning Lee's on Main and RP
> Electronics near Brentwood Mall (was that the correct one?).
>
> Would someone be so kind as to post a list of local stores on the
> wiki? (and online stores, if there are good ones that ship to Canada)
>
> Also, any recommendations on a good entry-level soldering station? I
> poked around online and it looks like Weller WLC100, Weller WES50/51,
> and Hakko 936 are the best options. For doing simple stuff, do you
> think a fixed-temp iron such as the Weller WP35 would be good enough?
> Or would you recommend going for a real variable-temp station?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
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Dan Venkitachalam
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