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[jasonx9]

Will these work then? http://cgi.ebay.com/Xmods-Xmod-Evo-T...item23037a66a3

[winner]

For a soldering iron you will atleast need a 50 watt

[jasonx9]

For soldering fets???? Really that high of a wattage I thought that the higher you go the more likely you are to burn it up? But will those fets I posted in that link work? I am wanting to stack them.

[winner]

im not man enough to attemp stacking fets, but skyline74 is like a master at it.. he told me that wat he uses and i know for sure a 15 watt one will not do the job

[jasonx9]

Could you contact him for me and see whats up I want to do it my self because I need to learn how to do it sooner or later lol and also my car is broke and so am I at this moment until I can sell some more dsm parts I have tons of extra dsm parts lol. So its me I like to do things myself I always have and always will.

[acerpower]

I soldered fets with a 30watt no problem, but I understand why he would use such a powerful iron, with a low wattage iron you have to hold it against the fet's legs longer thus heating up the fet in the process and potentially damaging the fet.

[jasonx9]

Ok I understand now. No one has answerd my question about wether those are the right ones for the fet upgrade or not.

[winner]

yes they are. i was able to know from the title where it said "evo"

[jasonx9]

Well I just wanted to make sure because there are some things on ebay that say that but it aint what you need lol.

[winner]

Originally Posted by jasonx9

Well I just wanted to make sure because there are some things on ebay that say that but it aint what you need lol.

Yea, I know what you mean. But in cases like that you can only hope the person knows what there selling and with 98% positive feedback there's a good chance he knows what he's doing

[jasonx9]

Ya I will be buying them I like that obo option I offerd 20 for them lol.

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by winner

For a soldering iron you will atleast need a 50 watt

do you know what ur talking about man? 50 watt is way too much of an overkill.

Originally Posted by jasonx9

For soldering fets???? Really that high of a wattage I thought that the higher you go the more likely you are to burn it up? But will those fets I posted in that link work? I am wanting to stack them.

correct on that assumption, too much wattage

Originally Posted by winner

im not man enough to attemp stacking fets, but skyline74 is like a master at it.. he told me that wat he uses and i know for sure a 15 watt one will not do the job

correction 15 watt works perfectly. its what i have used on all my stacks. cost 7.99 from radioshack. your working with fets, tiny tiny legs going to a pad on the board. only time use higher than that is when i am soldering motor wires, then i use a 30 watt.
15 watt for fets and small wires ( pot wires, steering servo wires)
30 watt (deans plugs, motor wires, etc.)

[Action B]

15 Watt is good. If you get one from Radio Shack or wal mart you should get a dremel kit and sharpen the tip up for more precision. Now I use a maddell 60W soldering Iron, however, it has adjustable temperature for different applications.

[jasonx9]

Alright I just wanted to double check this before I went and bought a high watt soldering iron lol. Looks like I am going to be buying me a new tip for my soldering iron just for the fets so I know I am using a nice and clean one.

[Action B]

Originally Posted by jasonx9

Alright I just wanted to double check this before I went and bought a high watt soldering iron lol. Looks like I am going to be buying me a new tip for my soldering iron just for the fets so I know I am using a nice and clean one.

Actually, I've found that when you grind down with a dremel kit, it makes the solder stick better. SO if you get a smaller one its worth using a at least some sand paper on the tip.

If your doing FET work and you have to stick with one wattage, you must select 15W. Do not use anything else!

[jasonx9]

I got some nice 80grit sand paper laying around I will sand it down some to a nicer point lol.

[Action B]

Originally Posted by jasonx9

I got some nice 80grit sand paper laying around I will sand it down some to a nicer point lol.

You'll figure it out. Too pointy and it doesn't work well either.

[jasonx9]

I will balance it out haha. I am learning grass hoppa lolz.

[jasonx9]

Going to be recieving my fets soon is there a certain way to remove them from the board? I have no problem stacking them and if I brake them I have orderd like 10 or 20 sets lol. Tips other than the atomic mods tut would be helpful any tips from you seasoned vets out there would be a great plus on this.

Thanks Jason

[jasonx9]

Well my board is toast put new fets in and did them right looked pretty good but I guess its toasted.