Budget Soldering Iron, old one die ?

Recently I throw my old soldering iron because it run out her lifetime, and I managed to messed up last led replacement :cry:

Unfortunately I have no idea what power it was because I buy it used and there is no marks at all on her.

I need a new one a budget option I look on GB and there are many of them, so I just wondering any of you use some of that and can someone recommend something ?

Need it for simple use, small things to solder like is replace led star in lamps etc, what is best from that offer on GB does someone use it and can recommend something ?

Offer

s. And the budget means that so max 10-11 $.

I picked up a 40 watt from radio shack, for very close to you budget it works just fine. I can even reflow leds on to copper boards.

I've been in your shoes and learned the hard way. An iron is the one thing you must have to do what we do.

I went very low budget on an adjustable temperature iron and it lasted a week.

For this I would do everything possible to bidget all I could possibly afford. I was lucky and had an iron I could make do with for the time being. I already have 2 or 3 possibilities picked that I will purchase after the holidays and at very fair prices.

If you could bump your budget up to $25 or so, a Yihua 936 (Hakko 936 clone) is a good option.

  1. [quote=cmflippen] If you could bump your budget up to $25 or so, a Yihua 936 (Hakko 936 clone) is a good option. [/quote]

If I remember correctly you can actually later on purchase basically a rebuild kit for the Hakko that drops right in which makes it an excellent choice. And I'm about 80% sure.

This is one of my top picks for my next iron.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000I30QBW/ref=mp_s_a_1_40?ie=UTF8&qid=1481081717&sr=1-40&m=AKJ57Q9VZBBO8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65

Here is another one. lol thought about this myself. Just to have it handy.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00O4ORHMM/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

Ok what is idealwatage for my use ?

Or if it have temperature control what is best for this kind of work ?

I've never needed temperature control, but only just getting started in smd work. Still finding it to be not an issue though, but it can be a matter of having learned to comfortably deal with less. Manual cars get you to the store if you're comfortable driving them. Or maybe it's the opposite and I don't have the skill to tell the difference. I do have a feel for the iron temperature though and know how to control it. You can get wellers cheap that just plug into the wall, and fit nicely into your drawer, no desk space needed. The only thing I've run into trouble on is soldering to pills without heating them up a ton. Temperature control isn't really an issue for that either just power. Just saying what's worked for me though, not that it's right.

http://www.gearbest.com/soldering-supplies/pp_402379.html?wid=21

When the regulation is a thermostat and not just a ‘dimmer’ it would be all you need.

Me neither actually.
The hotter the iron, the shorter you have to heat what you want to melt without heating up the rest.

I had one of those $10 Chinese irons and thought it was OK - didn’t realize how bad it was.

Just yesterday I got a Aoyue 9378 in the mail and was shocked at how well it worked, I just didn’t know what I was missing. My $10 iron is at the bottom of the trash can right now, I’m not joking.

Amazon has a coupon right now on the Aoyue stuff, If you can stretch your budget a few dollars I say it is 1000% worth it. Buy good tools, they pay for themselves. The simpler Aoyue 469 is on sale for $25.

^(oops, two posts up) exactly. Basically if you're messing around long enough for the temperature response to matter, it wasn't hot enough in the first place and you've already messed around too long. Once in a while a little finesse is needed and for that, you can heat sink the iron for a couple of seconds. Even a low power iron with a decent mass can get pretty hot and deliver enough heat for soldering heavy gauge (14 for example) wire in bursts.

Cross posted. Yeah, I'd rather have a cheap uncontrolled weller that will last decades than some fancy looking cloned junk that takes up bench space and won't last a week. Anyway, I've used Hako's too, so it's not that I've never tasted the good stuff.

Regulation can be good to prevent overheating and burning up the tip.
Like a 60 Watts iron that stops when it’s about 400°C, and kicks in when you need some extra power.
Either way, the most important is a good tip and some stainless steel wool (pan scrubber) to plunge the tip in when it’s dirty.
I don’t like the yellow sponges with water. Too much hassle.

Ordered, thanks !

It has been lost somewhere and never arrived :person_facepalming: :cry:

What about this ONE ?

Ohhhh it finallllyyyyyy arrived :partying_face:

After a 58 days my soldering iron is on my hands :slight_smile:

In the meantime I order a second one since I say goodbye to first one so now I will have 2 of them different, one this ELECALL ESI and second one Mustool.

I purchased this same one on November 24th, 2015…today, it fell apart on me. It was great while it lasted.

I have the AOYUE 936 Soldering Station and have had it for a few months now, I check the temp settings often and it is dead on every time I check. Amazon has it as a Prime item right now and it is $38.96 U.S.

I plan to do a review of it as soon as time allows. So far for the money it is very hard to beat. Only major thing I will change is the 5 pin. If you do not force it then it works perfectly. I will be changing it out for a better quality connector. The instructions even give you step by steps for changing it.

Maybe tomorrow I will post some pictures of the the temp accuracy...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000VINMRO/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

I have had one of these 75 watt stations for just over a year now and it has performed flawlessly so far.

They have tons of tools , Solder Irons , desolder irons , reflow stations , solder tips , power supplies , testing equipment and many other things. A lot of the stuff with some good prices.
If anyone is interested in looking the site over here is the main link for it……….

Cool website. I’m ordering a 20 amp variac from them. Edit: I found the same one on ebay for $25 less