There don't seem to be any local shops that sell good soldering iron tips here. Luckily, though, I was able to buy a few good ones in another city. I was a bit skeptical when the best tips they had only cost a little over a dollar but I brought them home and they work great! I also bought some good 61/39 solder. Using this instead of the cheap 30/70 solder available locally probably helps a lot too. Later I'll see if any of the cheap tips I have work alright with good solder. I don't think I'll risk using cheap solder with the new tip.
With the protoboard I was using to make the LED Binary Calculator I practiced some more with old soviet chips. Interestingly enough they all have different markings. It was easy to make good solder joints very quickly with my new setup.
With the protoboard I was using to make the LED Binary Calculator I practiced some more with old soviet chips. Interestingly enough they all have different markings. It was easy to make good solder joints very quickly with my new setup.
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