Re: Tired, tired subject-michele


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I forgot what i was going to say but remembered. The duel socket
(duel wall plug?) is a GREAT idea, and i wanna do that. But
everywhere i read, my iron, Weller W100, should not be used with a
temp control because the iron already has a temp control built in, and
an auxiliary temp control will only screw the device up, which makes
sense.

I'm a beginner and i gotta go faster. My hands still shake badly
because i'm nervous. You can imagine how the lines look.

THANKS

shawn




The Weller W100P (blue green in color with a 3 wire plug) can be switched to
a 600F tip. Your 60/40 solder melts at about 430F, and a 700F tip is NOT
too hot. I think you have another problem, maybe?

You don't have to bathe the project in flux. A little dab'll do ya. If you
are thinking the iron is too hot because of the flux boiling, you may be
misled. Cut back on the amount of flux and/or change brands. Try some
"No-Korode Paste flux" from Home Depot. If the molten solder is flying all
over the place like frying grease from a skillet full of bacon, then you
most likely have a flux issue. Use a Q-tip to apply the flux,
sparingly......

Just as a guess, depending on your project and how tightly your pieces fit
together, , you should be trying to solder at about 1/2" per second. "One
alligator, two alligator, etc." Unless you are just parking the iron in
one place, you (basically) can't solder too slowly in a copper foil
project. You'll know when you are going to slowly if the solder remains
molten long enough to run through the big gaps. Try to move your iron
slowly but smoothly and allow the solder to flow off the iron onto the foil,
almost like you were painting. Start and stop at intersections.


That 700F tip you have is not hot enough to harm the copper foil, and you
aren't going to break any glass unless you plant the tip on one place for 5
or 6 seconds or longer. Relax!!!!



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