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echo: rberrypi
to: JAN PANTELTJE
from: ROB MORLEY
date: 2018-06-26 16:10:00
subject: Re: Soldering iron

On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:41:54 GMT
Jan Panteltje  wrote:

> Removing solder from your jeans is easy,
> Cotton is OK, it is harder from nylon or polyester based stuff :-)

Just don't get used to wiping on your jeans and one day forget you're
wearing shorts.  :-o

> When soldering on the Pi (If you MUST, you should not have to)

You do if you bought one without GPIO header pins.

> beware
> of static discharge, do not use one of those directly mains powered
> irons etc. And do not use a soldering gun, somebody enthusiastically
> told me, hey I bough a soldering gun, now I can do...
>
The main thing I use my soldering gun for is cutting thermoplastics.

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