• Adair21@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Thanks! I’m using a T3A station with the t245 handle and a 2.2mm bevel tip.

    I replaced the solder on the mcpcb with 60/40 leaded solder and my temp is set to 355°C

    And I always use flux ;)

    • jon_slider@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      undefined> my temp is set to 355°C

      thanks for sharing that info ;-)

      your blobs look so round and shiny… beautiful work

      • Adair21@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        The Pinecil is a good station, but you should also look for a larger bevel tip to use with it.

        I’m using a flux syringe for easier application. And solder does have a flux core but that quickly burns away and is only useful if you’re feeding solder directly into the joint. I place extra flux on the wire and pad and then load my tip up with solder

        • dmenezes@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          The Pinecil is a good station

          And it has its own RISC-V MCU and runs opensource IronOS which really tickles my geek bone … ;-)

          but you should also look for a larger bevel tip to use with it.

          I was planning on getting the whole set of “normal fine” tips; perhaps I should get the “normal gross set” instead? Or both? Or either/both of the gross or/and fine “short” sets?

          Now I’m confused… 🙃

          I’m using a flux syringe for easier application. And solder does have a flux core but that quickly burns away and is only useful if you’re feeding solder directly into the joint. I place extra flux on the wire and pad and then load my tip up with solder

          Thanks for the pro advice! Will be sure to get one of these too!