A few years ago I got tired of all the cheap soldering irons I had and got a HAKKO FX-888D. I used it to upgrade all my old locomotives to sound. Now I need to modify some Peco and Shinohara turnouts to make them DCC friendly, as well as just attaching jumpers to track.
It has been 20 years since I have done this. I remember that most of my attempts came out fine, but there were a few that the ties got damaged, although luckily none to the point that I couldn't use them.
I plan to practice a little on some old sectional track that will never be used, but can anyone give me an idea of what temperature setting and tip to start with?
Rick
Thanks.
For jumpers and feeders what style tip are you using?
Do you find the HAKKO to be suitable for soldering feeders to bus wires, or do you use a gun for that?