Quite possibly the worst soldering job for the overhead compass display fix ever

I would *definitely* avoid those for electronics. Their temperature is far too unstable, their tips too big and imprecise, and they blast heat out sideways.

 

are you kidding me ? for crawling around and under electrical bits in a vehicle these things rock. you have to know what
you are doing of course...I can gauge the temp two ways.
a) with my handy-dandy pocket micro IR thermometer if I was really concerned
and b) melt speed of the solder at the tip.

I'd do those smd resistors all day with it. I would not do smd led's or other diodes with it


*yes they are inaccurate but I've been soldering a long time and reckon it is second nature to me
to know what I can and cannot do with an unregulated iron. not much I can't do, I have recovered
numerous computer monitors, motherboards, devices from the trash bin with a butane iron and patience
when replacing blown components.

 

There is a difference between soldering a 14 ga wire on the side of a transmission and soldering sensitive components to a printed circuit board.

 

NO THERE IS NOT you are over-complicating the magic

I've been doing this for 44 years since I was 4 years old

rule 1

don't overheat the component

rule 2

melt that shit make it stick

rule 3

see rule 1

SIMPLE

I have worked in electronic facilities with wave soldering machines as far as the eyes can see and know a wee bit about it. temperature and time. it's a friggin mirror with resistors we don't need IPC J-STD-001 certifications here.