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  • De3rcr
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2010
    • 94
    #1

    Need soldering station

    Hi, I'm new here but have been browsing these forums about replacing caps on motherboards and LCD monitor power boards. I'm a computer tech that has been doing part replacement and figured it's time to start fixing some of these boards that have bad caps on them since some are hard to find replacements. I have successfully replaced the caps on 2 monitor power boards and am thinking to start on motherboards. I have an old Weller 25w SP23L soldering iron and a Radio shack 64-2060b desoldering iron. I know by reading here that I should upgrade to a new soldering iron/station. I need some advice on a station that I've looked at

    http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/8396

    Will this be sufficient to do motherboards and what is the best tip to get for it? Do I need a multimeter if so please recommend one?

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated
    Thank You
    Ken
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    • MXM
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Feb 2010
      • 430
      • Unknown
      #2
      Re: Need soldering station

      This is my two cents,

      http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brand...c=037103001146

      peace.
      We don't have a great war in our generation, or a great depression, but we do, we have a great war of the spirit. We have a great revolution against the culture. The great depression is our lives. We have a spiritual depression.

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        • PCBONEZ
          Grumpy Old Fart
          • Aug 2005
          • 10661
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Need soldering station

          Originally posted by De3rcr
          Hi, I'm new here but have been browsing these forums about replacing caps on motherboards and LCD monitor power boards. I'm a computer tech that has been doing part replacement and figured it's time to start fixing some of these boards that have bad caps on them since some are hard to find replacements. I have successfully replaced the caps on 2 monitor power boards and am thinking to start on motherboards. I have an old Weller 25w SP23L soldering iron and a Radio shack 64-2060b desoldering iron. I know by reading here that I should upgrade to a new soldering iron/station. I need some advice on a station that I've looked at

          http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/8396

          Will this be sufficient to do motherboards and what is the best tip to get for it? Do I need a multimeter if so please recommend one?

          Any advice would be greatly appreciated
          Thank You
          Ken
          I know it's more advanced than you are probably looking for now, but one of the 'old guys' here recommends this unit which is the same brand as what you are looking at.
          http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7789
          As it's the same brand as he recommends so my guess is it's a good unit.

          The weller MXM showed is also good.

          I like Hakko 926 or 936 with a 907 iron
          http://www.kimcodistributing.com/sto...FUfX5wod3yVDBQ
          [926 and 936 are only different on the outside.]

          The brand you are looking at is actually a Hakko copy-cat,,
          - but that doesn't mean they aren't as good.

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            • larrymoencurly
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Oct 2004
              • 960
              • USA
              #4
              Re: Need soldering station

              Here's a $50 temperature-controlled iron that can put out up to 70W: http://www.howardelectronics.com/goot/px201.html

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                • De3rcr
                  Senior Member
                  • Apr 2010
                  • 94
                  #5
                  Re: Need soldering station

                  Hi, thanks everyone for ther replies.

                  @PCBONEZ
                  The one you showed is out of my price range but in the future maybe it is something to look at.

                  I can get a free dmm with the one I'm looking to buy. What are the best tips to get?

                  Again thanks for the replies

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                    • MXM
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Feb 2010
                      • 430
                      • Unknown
                      #6
                      Re: Need soldering station

                      this is my 2 cents as for the dmm

                      http://www.fluke.com/products/view/h...GID=1&PID=3627

                      peace
                      We don't have a great war in our generation, or a great depression, but we do, we have a great war of the spirit. We have a great revolution against the culture. The great depression is our lives. We have a spiritual depression.

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                        • PCBONEZ
                          Grumpy Old Fart
                          • Aug 2005
                          • 10661
                          • USA
                          #7
                          Re: Need soldering station

                          Originally posted by De3rcr
                          Hi, thanks everyone for ther replies.

                          @PCBONEZ
                          The one you showed is out of my price range but in the future maybe it is something to look at.
                          The point wasn't to get that model but that that model is okay so the -brand- should be too.

                          .
                          Mann-Made Global Warming.
                          - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.
                          -
                          Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
                          - Dr Seuss
                          -
                          You can teach a man to fish and feed him for life, but if he can't handle sushi you must also teach him to cook.
                          -

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