Tony
Staff member
So I have been thinking about upcoming videos and one thought that came across my head (among thousands of thoughts, most random lol) was tools that everyone in the hobby needs and uses every time they work on something. Obviously quality Allen drivers is at the top of the list, but so is soldering irons. If you get a new battery, building a new quad or just tinkering around, more than likely you are going to have to solder something.
My current soldering iron is the Hakko 936 with the Hakko 908 handle. This handle uses the larger tips to help hold the heat better. Takes a little longer to heat up than the smaller, less dense tips, but it does great for parts such as shields on PCB's with a very large ground plain. I have had this soldering iron for over 15 years I think and the only thing I have had to replace on it was the plastic handle because I was not using enough heat, but using too much pressure and snapped the threads off of it. Nothing a $10 bill wouldn't fix.
But that raised the question of, What Soldering Iron Are YOU Using? Post up below and let me know.
My current soldering iron is the Hakko 936 with the Hakko 908 handle. This handle uses the larger tips to help hold the heat better. Takes a little longer to heat up than the smaller, less dense tips, but it does great for parts such as shields on PCB's with a very large ground plain. I have had this soldering iron for over 15 years I think and the only thing I have had to replace on it was the plastic handle because I was not using enough heat, but using too much pressure and snapped the threads off of it. Nothing a $10 bill wouldn't fix.
But that raised the question of, What Soldering Iron Are YOU Using? Post up below and let me know.