Everyone will give their opinion. Start with 80% and gage how easily solder is melted to the component on the board. Its really up to you. A good tip is just as important. Quality solder too. Higher quality, lower temp needed. Bill On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 7:33 AM John Heritage via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Hey folks,
Just looking for a few recommendations - I've finally picked up a proper soldering station where I can set the temperature..
For working on vintage hardware like Atari 8bits and installing mods (ram upgrades or video upgrades that require wires to be run) -- what kind of temps should I be running a flat-tipped soldering iron at, and what gauge wire should I generally use on the older computers?
Thanks :) John