Hi Gary and the group,
The technology hasn't changed that much as far as soldering is
concerned.  I use an iron that I picked up at radio shack for a few
dollars.  The main problem is to learn to position the iron on the work.
 I would suggest that you start with a battery powered iron.  This type
of iron will allow you to position the iron and solder on the work while
everything is cold.  Once you have become comfortable with doing the
soldering, you can advance to the contenuous heat iron, or whatevere you
want to.  The articles on soldering put out by the smith-ketlewell
Inistute are very good starting points.  But like most things, practice
makes perfect.  I hope that this helps.

Clarence
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Gary Lee
wrote:

> Folks, I have read all I could find on soldering by blind individuals.  I
> am now looking for personal observations and recommendations on which irons
> work best.
>
> Given that the material in the smith kettlewel mag is around 20 years old,
> what are the opinions of the list on which irons work best?
>
> Price is a consideration, but not the main one.  I've already spent $400 on
> a resistance iron and had very limited success.
> I am now looking to sell it and try something else.
>
> Thanks for any information you have.
>

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Clarence Williamson (Telecommunications and Networking Specialist)