Celsius, of course. Although there are lots of old residual parts based on inches, bulk of the electronics industry has switched to metric.
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Celsius, of course. Although there are lots of old residual parts based on inches, bulk of the electronics industry has switched to metric.
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Solder melts at ~188C or 370F.
Soldering iron is typically set to the 360C-370C or 680F-700F.
I just saw the "361°" and went straight to the conclusion of tip temperature instead of melting point. My mistake.
But still surprised to see these in °F by Terry...but I guess the audience here more often uses °F.
The important point Terry was making was the 63/37 versus 60/40 content. With the Eutectic solder, there is a far less chance of getting a cold solder joint due to movement while the solder transitions back from liquid to solid. There is virtually no cost difference between the two so always best to go to 63/37.
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