Soldering iron recommendations

[mrscalex]

I have to do some heavy duty loom repairs. I've done tons of soldering over 25 years with the Scalextric cars I restore so I'm not worried about the job itself.

But the soldering iron I use for that and PCB repairs is not suitable for the car. It's not beefy enough.

Can anyone recommend a good quality piece of kit? Or at least tell me what size (watt) I should be aiming for?

Also any recommendations for solder itself? Specific make or spec?

Thanks.

 

[t-tony]

I use a butane iron Rob. It's a Portasol Superpro model. Any decent quality cored solder will suffice.

Tony.

 

[mrscalex]

Nice one. Not used a gas one before. But if it's good enough for you Tony. Ordered.

 

[t-tony]

Only thing is be careful where you set it down when got. Beauty of it you can work anywhere and don't need cables. Always keep a spare has refill though.

Tony.

 

[Stevo7682]

Mines a gas 4 in one solder iron mini blow torch great thing .
Like Tony says you have to watch the angle you sit / use them in as they have an exhaust port which ejects a fair amount of heat

 

[billz]

I am a big fan of the gas soldering irons. I have had 3 in my lifetime great bits of kit. They should be plenty good enough to solder the majority of threaded cables

 

[Davyhoogy]

I have a gas one. Exhaust STUPIDLY points the same direction as the stand. Found this out with the burn Mark on the coffee table