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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by clinchvalley [quote]Originally posted by retsignalmtr most soldering guns are too big for soldering on the rails (100 -150 watts). all you need is a 40 watt iron such as a weller pencil iron. they have different tips that interchange easily . i have 3 weller 40 watt irons and have several different tips for them from 1/4" down to 1/16". they work well for soldering feeders to rails and to buss wires as well as pc boards. Not true at all. I only use a 100/140 gun to solder feeders to track and never melt a tie. And it is much much faster than using a smaller iron. It all comes down to a matter of personal preference. [/quote] I agree...I only use a soldering gun as I am very familiar with it and have never melted anything I didn't want to. Works very well for me.
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