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What to use to solder crossovers

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Purenv

Discussion Starter · Oct 1, 2019

Hey guys. I am looking for advice in regards to a soldering iron station and solder to use for the crossovers for the (3)1099s and (2)Volt8s I have ordered from DIYSG. I am not wanting to spend a lot of money on a iron/station as I am only going to use it most likely just for the crossovers and then it will get tossed into a toolbox for the foreseeable future.
Also what heat settings do you guys use for soldering using the PCB boards from DIYSG.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thank you all in advance.

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jevchance

· #2 · Oct 1, 2019

FWIW I don't use a soldering station, just an iron that came with a little stand. Fits in the toolbox a lot better.

Nothing special is needed, any cheap soldering iron off Amazon will do. The PCBs and pads are large and very easy to solder.

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Purenv

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 1, 2019

jevchance said:
FWIW I don't use a soldering station, just an iron that came with a little stand. Fits in the toolbox a lot better.

Nothing special is needed, any cheap soldering iron off Amazon will do. The PCBs and pads are large and very easy to solder.

I probably didn’t use the right terminology. Yes I am looking at what you are describing. Just a simple iron and stand. What solder do you use? 60/40 or 63/37? Lead or no lead? Silver added or no?

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cocrh

· #4 · Oct 1, 2019

This is a nice one for not too much $$

https://www.parts-express.com/weller-wlc100-40-watt-soldering-station--372-120

Either solder would work that you listed.

https://www.parts-express.com/electronic-solder-60-40-08mm-(0031)-diameter-1-lb-spool--370-032

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jevchance

· #5 · Oct 1, 2019

Purenv said:
I probably didn’t use the right terminology. Yes I am looking at what you are describing. Just a simple iron and stand. What solder do you use? 60/40 or 63/37? Lead or no lead? Silver added or no?

I think I'm using 60/40 leaded flux core. Works good.

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smcmillan2

· #6 · Oct 1, 2019

I've used https://www.truevalue.com/shop/tool...5-oz-032-diameter-lead-free-electrical-solder on all the crossovers I've assembled, no issues.

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Dave Grohl

· #7 · Oct 1, 2019

jevchance said:
I think I'm using 60/40 leaded flux core. Works good.

I've used not the same thing, but also led-free and with some silver content to do my own interconnects. Worked great!

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spshultz

· #8 · Oct 1, 2019

I just used 60/40 flux core on mine and they turned out great.

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Trimlock

· #9 · Oct 1, 2019

A 45 watt iron, 60/40 flux core and some practice.

The best thing to do in my opinion than to fret about the solder and cheap iron is to set up a damp sponge to clean the iron with.

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Purenv

Discussion Starter · #10 · Oct 2, 2019

Thank you all for your advice. It’s been 22 years since I last soldered anything. So I was unsure if anything has changed.... that Weller iron looks like a solid bet with 60/40 leaded solder. Thanks again guys!

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jevchance

· #11 · Oct 2, 2019

FWIW this video shows you everything you could ever want to know about assembling DIYSG crossovers. @mtg90 makes it look easy, and it really is as easy as he makes it look.

HTH.

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jevchance

· #12 · Oct 2, 2019

On and one more thing to note. You'll notice he has a crossover assembly jig setup. This is a GREAT idea, helped me a lot assembling my boards. But, you don't need to make a jig out of wood. In fact as I recall, I used a couple of stacks of old DVDs. You could use some books, whatever, but making a little channel to set the edges of the board on and elevate it a few inches is very helpful.

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JohnDean

· #13 · Oct 4, 2019

Half the price and works just fine. I've run through a bunch of solder with this one.

https://www.parts-express.com/stahl...e-temperature-soldering-iron-station--374-100

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Bigus

· #14 · Oct 5, 2019

Two suggestion. The Stahl above for budget, works great, reliable. If you want something really nice but before wandering into industrial type stations, the Hakko fx88d is hard to beat.

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