[HH] Soldering iron recommendations

[Drew Van Zandt]

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> For the most part, it doesn't leave me desiring additional functionality.
> I've successfully used it to solder parts with a pitch
> finer than 0.1".
>

Ah, it's all about perspective.  0.1" is unimaginably huge in my
engineering world.  I'd be talking about 0.03" or 0.019" pitch parts...
0402 package SMT discretes are what I use 90% of the time.  0603 are "big"
SMT parts to me, 0.03" wide at the pad ends.  You can make an entire
circuit in the space 2 through-hole resistors were occupying.  For
temperature control, I find that's less critical - high temps you just do
your soldering quickly.  ESD control at the iron level is nice, doing it
more systemically with a grounding/static control system is also good.

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Drew Van Zandt
Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
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