soldering iron heat

[fett]

Now that all the stained glass ladies have died of lead poisoning, I see all kinds of Wellers. But most are a 100 watts. That seems a little hot to me. Opinions?

[len]

i use mine at about 6-7 out of 8 at work
as far as lead poisining goes ...after years of soldering you kinda blow out while soldering as second nature
been using this one
http://www.mcminone.com/product.asp?...5Fid=21%2D3475 at home for about 5 years with a nice its a cheapy import but works well and i've replace the heating element only once
this one
http://www.mcminone.com/product.asp?...%5Fid=21%2D147
works great and has cheap realcement irons (no elements)

[straycat]

A 20- 40 watt iron works good for me.

[fett]

That's what I thought as well.

[jackson1]

After my 22 year old 40 watt Weller (the cheapest at that time) died, i bought a new one, a Weller WHS 40. It's variable with a max of 40 watt - good enough for most electronic soldering jobs as stated here. Can't beat the price/performance on the Weller's.

[DonP]

You need something like 40 watts to solder on the back of pots, or soldering on/off pickup covers. Lower wattage irons are great if you are doing circuit board work. 100 watts it pretty high for anything guitar related.