Homebrew PCBs

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:46:12 -0500, you wrote:

>I am trying to establish what temperature I should use for my SMD parts soldering. My Iron is a Weller and has temperature not
>wattage readout.

I'd say go for the temperature where solder melts, then a little more
to give the iron a reserve heat in the tip.

which weller is it?

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>As I understand it the wattage should be around 200 for smd parts. What temp F does that correlate to?

IIRC, my soldering station is sitting at about 650 to 700 degrees F.
Could be wrong on that one, though.

Wattage is not all that relevant here, I think

Harvey

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