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Guv'nor
I will start the ball rolling here.
My two weapons of choice are an ERSA 2000a Temperature controlled Iron http://www.blundell.co.uk/detail.php?id=dig20a84
and a Graskop resistance soldering unit. both get equal use and I wouldn't say one is 'better' than the other
I use Simon Varnham's Blue water based flux for everything, and for solder I prefer 145 although I do use lo-melt for the odd white metal part. With the RSU I have found the solder paste from Eileens Emporium works well.
After every session or even sub assembly, I clean the parts in hot water and occasionally I use Flash liquid of Shiny sinks if a part is very tarnished or dirty.
My two weapons of choice are an ERSA 2000a Temperature controlled Iron http://www.blundell.co.uk/detail.php?id=dig20a84
and a Graskop resistance soldering unit. both get equal use and I wouldn't say one is 'better' than the other
I use Simon Varnham's Blue water based flux for everything, and for solder I prefer 145 although I do use lo-melt for the odd white metal part. With the RSU I have found the solder paste from Eileens Emporium works well.
After every session or even sub assembly, I clean the parts in hot water and occasionally I use Flash liquid of Shiny sinks if a part is very tarnished or dirty.