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Omagasohe posted on r/diyelectronics4w
Honestly, the failing of community is why people struggle with soldering with cheeper irons. Ive have almost always use $25 Weller firestarter at home, while having $4000 stations at work. Nobody wants to tell people how to work with those crappy irons. Theyll just tell you to theow money at it. There is a few ways to deal with heat issues. Some of them are counter intuitive. Some is just learned over the years. 2 oz copper and 3mm rod isnt out of the question with a cheep iron. I've done it. Nobody tells you about preheating, soak times, etc.