geoffk100 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Can anyone suggest a good soldering iron for creating battery packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipalli Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 1. welcome 2. no recomendations all mine broke 3. i prefer the soldering gun not as many worries as putting holes i the carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mth Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 (edited) soldering guns are the worst thing ever...a 100W soldering gun is probably the same as about a 35-40W soldering iron with a medium sized tip. if you want a soldering station then go for a hakko unit..i heard the 959 (or it might be the 956) is supposed to be pretty good..but with a not so good price tag. what ever soldering iron you get make sure its atleast 60W (above 80W is best..try and get something like a 100W) but what ever wattage iron you get make it sure it has ATLEAST A 5MM TIP.....even a 100W iron would struggle with a tiny tip. the size of the tip makes all the difference...5mm is probably smallest that would work well for batteries...bigger the better. also, dont just start soldering batts when the iron will melt solder....switch the iron on to heat up and leave it for around 20-30mins to get some good heat into it...one tip, solder the battery bars onto the negative terminal first ..makes life so much easier Edited April 5, 2005 by mth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 soldering guns are the worst thing ever...a 100W soldering gun is probably the same as about a 35-40W soldering iron with a medium sized tip. if you want a soldering station then go for a hakko unit..i heard the 959 (or it might be the 956) is supposed to be pretty good..but with a not so good price tag. what ever soldering iron you get make sure its atleast 60W (above 80W is best..try and get something like a 100W) but what ever wattage iron you get make it sure it has ATLEAST A 5MM TIP.....even a 100W iron would struggle with a tiny tip. the size of the tip makes all the difference...5mm is probably smallest that would work well for batteries...bigger the better. also, dont just start soldering batts when the iron will melt solder....switch the iron on to heat up and leave it for around 20-30mins to get some good heat into it...one tip, solder the battery bars onto the negative terminal first ..makes life so much easier ← Couldn't agree more I have a maplins 50w solder station and it took me 2hours to convert 5 side by side cell to saddles. They are just not hot enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipalli Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 i dont care what you say about soldering guns i find them easyer to solder with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mth Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 maybe you suck at soldering? in that case..we don't care what you say about soldering guns because we know they suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipalli Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 yes i suck at soldering and soldering guns are easier to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300ZXZ31 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 i use a 100w sodering iron from argos its as good as i need really but it came with a gun and it really does suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Get a 100w Soldering Iron (not gun) if you can. I have a 30w and it can't do anything I don't reccomend anything other than a 100w one from experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamyorkshireRC Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=1...eferrer=Froogle i found this on froogle, its the same one as i've got only £30 cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0sie Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 http://cgi.burntec.plus.com/cgi-bin/sh0000...tml%23a182#a182Click the link for the soldering iron i have. its a gas powered Gascat 120P rated at 120W. the iron is £40. I actually have the kit which is £60 and its brilliant. And portable which is even better-er-er-er-er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba57ard Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Theres the Hot bodies 35w soldering iron. dont be put off that its 35w, its got a large tip and is more than capable of doing a battery pack. only thing is you need a 12v power source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 reading all this would a 250w iron be to hot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mth Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 yeah martin....the hotbodies one is actually 7.2v though but what everyone does is cut the 12v plug off and put croc clips on it to power it from 12V but if you leave it on to long without using it, the tip glows orange and the iron burns out (ive been through 3 of them because of that). my 12v iron is one from RS and its 25W...but it can build batt packs no problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 will a 200w soldering iron be to powerfull?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mth Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 can never be to powerful......a 200W iron won't actually get any hotter..it will just get upto temp quicker...sow hen you solder it will retain its heat better making soldering easier/quicker. but if your going to buy a 200W one, make sure its a decent quality one..if its a cheap crappy one it will just burn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 well its my dads one seems ok duno what make it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirio savage Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 i ahve a 100w soldering iron with a 100mm tip it is a glass making one it is for soldering glass together and it is insanely hot (from experience)lol but i turned some stick packs into saddle and that took me about 2 mins each pack lol nice a hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I think i will get that 100W one. For £10 you cant go wrong! (unless its a pile of poop of course!) Whats baffled me is this though.... (I want to also get a gas powered one later on for portable-ness) In maplin they have a 50W temp controlled 240V iron. Temp adjustable from something - to max 450 degrees C. They have a cheap gas one (£20) and that gets up to 1300 degrees!!!! Then they have a gas one that is £30 - but equivalent to a 50W elec iron - yet it doesnt say the temp. Surely the cheap one is equivalent to a lot of watts of elec power if the tip is some 3 times hotter then a 50W 240v iron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mth Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 well...my gas iron is from 50W to 120W but it does kinda suck..its ok for things like motors, brushes and stuff..bu batteries are a big no no. stay away from cheap high powered irons..they burn out easily (i found out the hard way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipalli Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 same sparks every where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Anyone seen the 'Cold Heat' one from JML? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...4372717430&rd=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mth Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 i think that would be handy for things like new reciever ariel wires..servo wires and stuff like that because where there are small components that could easily be fried by a normal high power iron....a cooler iron that stays cold until you solder would be better. i saw the cold heat about 4 month ago though...only available in US at the time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 I think i will get that 100W one. For £10 you cant go wrong! (unless its a pile of poop of course!) Whats baffled me is this though.... (I want to also get a gas powered one later on for portable-ness) In maplin they have a 50W temp controlled 240V iron. Temp adjustable from something - to max 450 degrees C. They have a cheap gas one (£20) and that gets up to 1300 degrees!!!! Then they have a gas one that is £30 - but equivalent to a 50W elec iron - yet it doesnt say the temp. Surely the cheap one is equivalent to a lot of watts of elec power if the tip is some 3 times hotter then a 50W 240v iron! ← where you getting the £10 one from?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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