bigbadbond Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Hi, Can anyone recommend a relatively cheap soldering iron that won't break after one use. I've wasted so much time looking at soldering irons on Amazon and they all seem like cheap junk. I only want to use it to solder deans plugs on a couple pf ESC's. Something sub £30 would be good. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4inbrain Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Check Aliexpress for "Soldering Station 937d", it's either a Weller or Hakko clone (can't remember). Using mine for 6 years now, still happy with it. Though, if you're exclusively soldering deans plugs, any basic iron from a decent manufacturer would do. Personally i'd consider something around 50W. Purely based on reviews, this one appears to not be the worst, if you don't want to wait. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soldering-Adjustable-200-450°C-Desoldering-Stripper/dp/B07Q4T12PH?crid=360M43BO7UAPX&keywords=B07Q4T12PH&qid=1656959379&sprefix=b07q4t12ph%2B%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=diy56-21&linkId=d57fa2f04efceabf76fb09ba44164439&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&th=1 The problem here's the budget - for that kind of money you kinda have to look at china/aliexpress, or live with cheap junk. Which, i want to add, still does the trick especially if you're only soldering deans. No reason to spend £100+ on a entry level station from a renown manufacturer if you only go through a meter of solder per year, if that makes sense. For a year or two i got away with a butane powered pocket iron. Almost as, if not more important is the actual solder you use - don't cheap out on that. Eutectic (63/37) rosin core solder, not lead free. Using this one since recently, soldered my new QS8 connectors with it: https://www.flyingtech.co.uk/accessories/tbs-multicore-6337-rosin-core-solder-wire-real-100g-05mm - so far, happy. Eutectic means it's either liquid, or solid. 60/40 solder goes through a "goop" stage, slowly solidifying - not the case with 63/37 solder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXFoxstar Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I’m no expert but this one has been working well for me and cheap. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/cml-80w-soldering-iron-w240v-supply-full-soldering-kit-412840 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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