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07-05-2015, 11:30 AM
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The most important thing is just to keep your tip shiny: wipe on a damp sponge and tin regularly. At high temperatures a layer of oxidation quickly builds up on the tip and this stops it transferring heat properly.
A temperature-controlled soldering station is better though and it really comes into its own if you're trying to solder to a big lump of metal which sucks all the heat away as fast as you can deliver it. - as the tip temperature starts to fall, the station will automatically pump out more heat maintaining a more even temperature than an ordinary iron - changeable tips so you can fit something big with more thermal inertia. - you can set the temperature very high to zap the parts with a big blast of heat (careful you don't melt the insulation off the wire though...) It's also better for preserving tips. When you have to pause for a few minutes, you can wipe, tin, and turn the temperature right down. Because a soldering station heats up quickly there's no real pause when you need it again. 
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#18
07-11-2015, 05:52 PM
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I keep a high watt iron just for the pot grounds. Cheap enough. And long ago I wired all my strats master volume, master tone.
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