I am just a novice hobyist. I have small chip just a bit bigger than a postage stamp that needs 7 header pins connected to it. Will the XY-258 soldering iron work for this project straight out of the box or should I get a smaller tip?
Since this is adjustable, about what temp? I'm using 60/40 .032 rosin core. Your expertise please!!!?
General consensus on the XY-258?
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- adafruit_support_bill
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Re: General consensus on the XY-258?
The size of the chip is not as important as the pitch of the pins. If they are much closer than 0.1", you may want to get a finer point tip.
For most soldering with 60/40, I use a tip temperature of 700F. But having a clean and tinned tip is more important than having an exact temperature.
http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-guid ... -soldering
For most soldering with 60/40, I use a tip temperature of 700F. But having a clean and tinned tip is more important than having an exact temperature.
http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-guid ... -soldering
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Re: General consensus on the XY-258?
What are the available temps for the 258?
Bill; should I use a different solder size? To coorelate with the temps available on the XY i mean.
Bill; should I use a different solder size? To coorelate with the temps available on the XY i mean.
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Re: General consensus on the XY-258?
The XY-258 is adjustable, but has no temperature feedback. I find that for most work with 60/40 solder, about 3/4 of the max setting works nicely. For lead-free, I'd go closer to the highest setting. The .032 size should be fine.
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