/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>364417
No.

You will get a nasty fucking burn though...

You wont get a shock but you'll burn the living hell out of your fingers. Please don't.

It's funny how that soldering iron and its sister models seem to have about 100% market share of the shittiest shit tier segment - globally.

It would be interesting to know who actually makes it and how much 10000 irons (or whatever the minimum order is) costs.

>>364428
>>364428

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/690201281/30W_Electric_Soldering_Iron.html?s=p

just a idea

This pic is from two weeks ago, some hours after I touched it. Maybe the next day.

>>364435
Next time you get a burn like that apply some yellow mustard to it. It will help prevent skin damage for burns of that type. Don't apply it to broken skin. Apply it within 5 minutes of getting burned, basically ASAP and leave it on for a full 15 minutes. The redness most likely won't even appear if you apply it early enough. If you keep it in the fridge the coolness of the mustard will also sooth the burn.

I've been using it for years to great effect and when I didn't use it I really regretted it. If you want to test the effectiveness you can apply it to half of your next burn instead of all of the burn. Then you can see which half does best.

I keep yellow mustard as part of my emergency first aid kits now.

>>364417
>60W soldering iron
enjoy burning out your electrical components.

So one time in electronics class in high school, my iron started to roll off the table. Without thinking, I went to grab it.

Bad idea.

My entire left thumb pad seared instantly. Seared. The smell was nasty. It took about two months for it to fully heal.

Now my irons always have a solid stand to go in.

<span class="deadlink">>>364474[/spoiler]
Thanks, I'll remember it next time.
After a month the mark is still there, and doesn't feel like it's going away soon...

>burns from soldering iron

This is one reason why I've been making the transition to resistance solderers.

>>364484
you're clearly an expert on this topic.

no, 60w is just fine so long as he doesn't dilly dally. it is in fact a good deal if he is doing any RoHS/lead free work.

>>364435
Protip: never solder in your underwear.

DAMHIK

>>364596
It's my forearm, and yes, I was dressed.

>>364417

if you use it often, it's really worth spending $40 - $50 US on a good soldering iron. First, it will be temperature-controlled, and if you haven't used a temp-controlled iron before it'll be so unbelievably superior you wont believe. the uncontrolled ones get screaming hot, oxidize the tip fast, etc, then when you touch it to the work, its too hot, then the work sucks the heat out, solder flows weird, etc. temp-controlled ones are pretty much perfect all the time. it's easier to solder, you'll do better work.

second, they come with real stands! that protect your hands and fingers!!! its impossible for me to burn myself on mine when it's in the stand, and it's right at my fingertips when i need it.

hakko, or the US$40 from sparkfun.com, but that's amerifag only (120V)

stop buying shit tools. inb4 cheapskate, there's a minimum quality, your life will improve, and it will last years. its a bargain.

>>364645
This.

When I was a poor(er)fag I bought a 40W RadioShack brand iron from a RadioShack store for 10$. Never buying shit-tier tools again.

First plugged it in and it started smoking from the handle where the cord goes in.
Brought it back, and swapped it for a new one.
Plugged it in and worked fine for about 5 minutes until the fabric insulation on the heating element started smoking.

Ended up wiring a diode in series with the switched cord it was connected to and ran it at half power until the cheap tip broke and tossed the whole iron.

>>364671
Normally, you need to let them smoke out for a while. After that, they don't smoke anymore. lol

>>364596
I've had a molten solder ball roll up the inside of my shorts. Not good.

>>364685
You'd have scars up your legs like scribbley gum bark.

>>364714
forgot the pic lol

>>364645
>the US$40 from sparkfun.com
>stop buying shit tools
Ahem. But Hakko is good, as long as you get a genuine one.

>>364645
this guy has the right idea... but then you brought up sparkfun.
Lay out a good $100-200 for a hakko of your choosing. You won't need to buy another one for 20 years.
You have the right idea, but don't short change yourself. Sparkfun is in business because lazy tards can't be bothered to go on Amazon or figure out where to buy real parts and tools, so they take white label chinese shit and sell them under the sparkfun name. And leds. Lots of leds and arduinos.

Here is where I buy things --
SRA Soldering - tools and some upper tier imports, they also stock some US domestic supplies
Amazon - hand tools
Mouser - MG Chemicals flux pens, solder, solder wick, some components
Digikey - the bulk of my components
Arrow/newark may on occasion have some parts that digikey does not.

>>364752
Would you know how much is the shipping from Mouser and Digikey for Canada?

>>364714
Not really. Solder melts at a fairly low temp. Most solder balls are pretty small and don't have that much heat to them. I've let them roll around int he palm of my hand before. So long as they are moving it isn't that bad. It is when they stop that they start to burn.

>>364507
Burn marks take years to fade. The top of both my hands have burn marks (one from an oven rack, another from boiling bacon grease) and they were visible for quite a long time. But now they're faded and I can barely see them anymore.

>>364752
If you can afford it I would always recommend buying a quality iron like a metcal.

>>364758
http://ca.mouser.com/EstimateShipping/EstimateShipping.aspx
http://www.digikey.ca/ca/en/mkt/how-to-order.html

>>364417
No way OP, go for it!
>pic related.

>>364507

Welcome to the wonderful world of dermal scarring.

>>364752

You can probably score a Hakko 936 for under $50 now that the FX-888 is phasing it out. Tips are compatible and the product is still fully supported so parts continue to be available.