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Gordonjcp:
Be really careful around the thin traces going to chip pins, particularly if you need to remove something - it's really easy to damage the through-hole plating that connects tracks on the top and bottom of the board. Hope you've got a steady hand and a good temperature-controlled iron ;-)
Ciderfeks:
A steady hand and a reasonable amount of patience, yes. A decent iron is on the Christmas list! Actually, as someone who works with this gear regularly, if not every day, is there a particular brand or model of iron that you'd recommend? I'm looking for something to do fairly standard stuff, making up simple circuits and circuit bending duties with an eye on the budget.
Gordonjcp:
The Aoyue temperature-controlled irons are actually pretty good, and use fairly ordinary tips and elements so they're easy to get spares for. I'm planning on getting myself one so I don't have to keep borrowing one of the ridiculously high-end Wellers from work.
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