Good Soldering Iron

**Fano**

I need to Jtag a Sagem ITD4210 so I'm making a Jtag cable.
Can anyone recommend a good soldering iron ?
I've bought a few cheap ones in Maplin in the past but they have all been crap and lose their heat after a few uses.
I might be removing some Tsops down the line so one that could do them would be handy.

**ruprect**

We use Weller ones in work and in plenty of factories. I seen lads leaving them on over the weekend and they are still fine.

**caveman_nige**

Agreed, I prefer to use a Weller for soldering, other just don't cut it.. The old saying, you get what you pay for ..

**Mjolinor**

Pace also are good.

If you are thinking of doing SMT stuff then ebay for pace and weller should get you some reasonable stuff, worldwide as its a lot cheaper in the US even with shipping.

**Sirus**

Whatever you do DONT send a woman to B+Q for "a good" soldering iron... I did and she came back with something(22.99) that looked pretty decent but when opened it had a NIB on it the size of my damn fingertip

Yes I was to lazy to bring it back... it should come in handy if Im soldering blobs on Jet engines or something

If you only need one for frequet use LIDL have them for about 2.99.. thats the one I have not to bad

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Fano Top Poster Join Date: May 2008 Receivers: DM500s,Superjack Dg120+,Gibertini 1m Posts: 141 Thanks: 10 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Good Soldering Iron I need to Jtag a Sagem ITD4210 so I'm making a Jtag cable. Can anyone recommend a good soldering iron ? I've bought a few cheap ones in Maplin in the past but they have all been crap and lose their heat after a few uses. I might be removing some Tsops down the line so one that could do them would be handy.

ruprect Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 61 Thanks: 12 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	We use Weller ones in work and in plenty of factories. I seen lads leaving them on over the weekend and they are still fine.

caveman_nige Admin Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In my Cave Posts: 6,428 Thanks: 222 Thanked 992 Times in 749 Posts Downloads: 47 Uploads: 4	Agreed, I prefer to use a Weller for soldering, other just don't cut it.. The old saying, you get what you pay for .. __________________ You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. - Galileo The day you stop learning is the day you start to become obsolete.

Mjolinor Top Poster Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Greece Posts: 159 Thanks: 0 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Pace also are good. If you are thinking of doing SMT stuff then ebay for pace and weller should get you some reasonable stuff, worldwide as its a lot cheaper in the US even with shipping.