Selecting a suitable soldering iron is the most important decision which will affect your end results. We will start with the simplest soldering irons which are non temperature control main voltage as well as 12v dc and the heat is governed by the wattage of the soldering iron these irons are sold for as little as £4 and up to £30.00. Click here to see the Weller SP-SI Iron range. We recommend this range of SP-SI irons for DIY or a engineer who only needs to do very limited amount of soldering work whilst working on site.
The next stage of soldering irons are main voltage irons and wattage ranges are from 25watt to 300watt and the best type of temperature control on these irons is a magnastat system which is basically a magnet on top of the tip set at pre determined temperature from 500f to 900f and once the tip reaches the pre determined temperature the magnet demagnetises switching the heat off until the tip temperature drops below the pre determined temperature and the iron is once again switched on. The Weller range of W61 W101 and the W201 irons are the market leaders for this type of irons and are amongst others they are used by travelling service engineers, leaded glass solder workers, battery pack makers, leaded roofing workers. Click here to see the Weller W61, W101 and W201 irons.
Gas irons are also used for many applications and many service engineers prefer to carry these in their Tool kits, Many types of gas irons are available from £15.00 to over £200 in our opinion the best ones are WSTA1(wp60) WSTA2(pyropen junior) WSTA3 (pyropen) and the self ignition WSTA4 (piezo) irons which can be seen or purchased by Clicking here
