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    sneboldlol got a reaction from Beerzerker in Soldering Iron   
    It depends if you are soldering THT or SMD component. if its THT(through hole technology, the bigger ones where the pin of the components is through a copper ring) pretty much any soldering iron from local electronics store will do. that's atleast what i have for my home electronics. however, u might want one with adjustable temperature. thats pretty nice

    if its SMD/SMT(surface mounded devices/technology) u want one with a smaller tip, however a small iron tip cant really solder THT that well so maybe a soldering iron where you are able to change to different iron tips.

    When soldering u want to heat up both the copper island and the pin of the component like in a 45 degree angle and having the solder tin in front of your soldering iron. 

    And flux is KEY. Solder tin have flux ''built in'' however, if you are holding your solder iron on the tin for too long it gets burned. that makes your soldering bad and scuffed. You want to reapply some flux and heat up afterwards to remove any holes or tin spikes that your soldering will have if you heat up for too long..
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