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From: R_Tim_Coslet@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Vero Wire Circuit Prototyping System
Message-ID: <7550@cup.portal.com>
Date: 22 Jul 88 02:39:04 GMT
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In article <1498@crete.cs.glasgow.ac.uk>:
 mohamed@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (Geoff Mohamed) Writes:
>In article <7222@cup.portal.com> R_Tim_Coslet@cup.portal.com writes:
>>
>>	1) The insulation can be difficult to burn off. So, Use a higher
>>	wattage Iron (>40W) to burn the insulation off quickly, a 25W Iron
>>	will take >10 seconds per pin and may thermally stress the ICs
>>	(In addition to producing intermitent connections). The last board
>>	I made with it I used a 100W soldering gun and had no bad joints.
>>	I also recommend using an Ohm Meter to check ALL connections on
>>	any board wired this way.
>
 >Tim doesnt mention if his soldering irons are temperature controlled. If
>they are, then NO amount of wattage will burn the insulation if the tip temp.
No they were standard uncontrolled soldering Irons.
My 25 watt was useless with this system ( I had to redo atleast every
third joint I did with it ) so I switched to using the 100/150 Watt
Gun I had (only other "soldering iron" I had then) and as I said had
no further problems (except with rapid tip corrosion)

					R. Tim Coslet