Soldering iron recommendation?

[SkylinePCG]

Doing an ez-wire rewiring on the ol?girl. Possibly starting with a new iron if there?s improvements to be had.

Otherwise I?ve got a 60w weller that?s been Ok for the past ten years that?ll be the work mule for the project.

[8man]

I've got two Wellers that I used on RT. A 15 for small wires and the 60 for everything else. Learned to use both and they work great.

[johnsonic]

I'm a fan of my Weller portasol. It's butane so heats up quick, and don't have to deal with a cord when in weird spots. Just watch where you point it to prevent frying stuff you don't want to fry.

[tgreese]

Weller soldering guns are good for automotive wiring. I have a couple of them. You need to clean/tighten the tip nearly every session. Use high-quality 60/40 or 63/37 tin/lead rosin core solder, and extra rosin flux if the wire is not new-penny bright. I'm sure the Portasol is great - hard to find a better source of BTUs than fossil fuel - but I kinda think the power cord is a better option if you have an outlet available.

For the bench, get a Weller or Haako temperature controlled station.

Get a used soldering gun, or one of these - https://www.amazon.com/Weller-9400PK...r+sodering+gun Your technique and preparation of the joint makes more difference than whether you use the 100W or 140W setting. I always use the high setting. Hot iron, get in, get out.

[SkylinePCG]

Excellent, thank you guys.

[Probesport]

I run a Hakko 936, great unit lots of available tips. I do a ton of auto wiring, ecm/ecu builds, and other misc electronics. I cannot recommend it more.

[babywag]

I also use a Hakko and one of the best tools I've purchased.
Probably overkill for avg. joe who doesn't do other electronics work.

[tgreese]

I want one of these. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BKSLLG9...v_ov_lig_dp_it

I've owned and used a Weller temp controlled station similar to the Hakko for a decade. It stays on my bench though. When it dies, I may buy a Hakko station - everybody seems to like them.

[pickledtoast]

I bought this one 8 years ago, seems quite well made, heats up in a few seconds. Bought a few tips but never needed them.

https://www.circuitspecialists.com/soldering-system-bk3000lf.html

Before that, by dad's weller from the dawn of time.