Comments on: New Toy :) http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/ Intruder alert! Must kill humanoid! Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:45:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gunbu http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Gunbu Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:44:41 +0000 http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/#comment-246 I own a Weller soldering iron that's way better than the Radio Shack one I used to have, but that station you got there is awesome. I really like the way the grip goes down close to the tip, looks easier to control when doing small work. I own a Weller soldering iron that’s way better than the Radio Shack one I used to have, but that station you got there is awesome. I really like the way the grip goes down close to the tip, looks easier to control when doing small work.

]]> By: jamie http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/comment-page-1/#comment-244 jamie Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:55:33 +0000 http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/#comment-244 Yeah, I noticed it doesn't do that without the wysiwyg. I turn it off once in awhile and then back on. I have a Flickr plugin that makes it a lot faster to pull images into posts that it uses. I think when I didn't see the video this time it just didn't load for some reason. I refreshed and it was fine. Yeah, I noticed it doesn’t do that without the wysiwyg. I turn it off once in awhile and then back on. I have a Flickr plugin that makes it a lot faster to pull images into posts that it uses. I think when I didn’t see the video this time it just didn’t load for some reason. I refreshed and it was fine.

]]> By: Jeff Rothe http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Jeff Rothe Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:47:35 +0000 http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/#comment-243 Make sure in your profile settings to shut of the wysiwyg for editing a post. Or if you want to keep it, whatever. I know I did, because even when I messed with the core setup, the TinyMCE still stripped out a bunch of tags I like to use... Make sure in your profile settings to shut of the wysiwyg for editing a post. Or if you want to keep it, whatever. I know I did, because even when I messed with the core setup, the TinyMCE still stripped out a bunch of tags I like to use…

]]> By: jamie http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/comment-page-1/#comment-241 jamie Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:38:42 +0000 http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/#comment-241 I just noticed the video I posted in this post is gone. Damn Wordpress does that whenever I edit a thread...should be back there in a couple of mins. :) I just noticed the video I posted in this post is gone. Damn Wordpress does that whenever I edit a thread…should be back there in a couple of mins. :)

]]> By: jamie http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/comment-page-1/#comment-240 jamie Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:37:46 +0000 http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/#comment-240 A regular soldering is perfectly fine for most work. A few things interested me in getting this one, from what I've read. As soon as you touch a soldering iron to a component, its temperature drops. Because of this, they are designed to run at a hotter temperature than needed to solder so when that drop occurs they will still be hot enough to work with. This can wear out tips faster. Temperature controlled soldering irons keep the tip at the exact temperature you want constantly. If it senses a drop, it immediately adjusts. Supposedly, if you use a regular soldering iron, they say a 25W iron is best. I had one when I first started and couldn't seem to get the solder to melt for me. I switched to a 45W which has worked good. That's the one you see in the first pic. Being able to control the temperature makes it less likely that you'll lift a trace off a board. I haven't lifted a trace completely before, but I have come close. I've been doing a lot of soldering lately so I figured I'd upgrade, but you certainly can do fine with a regular iron. A regular soldering is perfectly fine for most work. A few things interested me in getting this one, from what I’ve read.

As soon as you touch a soldering iron to a component, its temperature drops. Because of this, they are designed to run at a hotter temperature than needed to solder so when that drop occurs they will still be hot enough to work with. This can wear out tips faster. Temperature controlled soldering irons keep the tip at the exact temperature you want constantly. If it senses a drop, it immediately adjusts.

Supposedly, if you use a regular soldering iron, they say a 25W iron is best. I had one when I first started and couldn’t seem to get the solder to melt for me. I switched to a 45W which has worked good. That’s the one you see in the first pic. Being able to control the temperature makes it less likely that you’ll lift a trace off a board. I haven’t lifted a trace completely before, but I have come close.

I’ve been doing a lot of soldering lately so I figured I’d upgrade, but you certainly can do fine with a regular iron.

]]> By: Jeff Rothe http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Jeff Rothe Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:07:54 +0000 http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/12/03/new-toy/#comment-237 I haven't researched the temperature controlled soldering irons...I guess I don't understand enough yet to know how you can tell if you need one. I assume an obvious reason would be the temperature control, and the speed at which it heats up, but is it the type of work one is doing on their games? I would assume I would know if I damaged a game board with the soldering iron being too hot because the board would stop working....and I haven't experienced that yet. Other than those first two reasons, why did you want to get this? You pretty much do all the same temperature soldering don't you? I haven’t researched the temperature controlled soldering irons…I guess I don’t understand enough yet to know how you can tell if you need one. I assume an obvious reason would be the temperature control, and the speed at which it heats up, but is it the type of work one is doing on their games? I would assume I would know if I damaged a game board with the soldering iron being too hot because the board would stop working….and I haven’t experienced that yet.

Other than those first two reasons, why did you want to get this? You pretty much do all the same temperature soldering don’t you?

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