I began working on my first ECU yesterday. I was testing my soldering skills on a bad ECU but i was burning up the solder. I am using a 30W gun and .22 diameter wire. I dont even see where the solder goes.

 

yea your too hot, i dont know what gun your using but mine has a trigger so you can control the temp.

 

Weird...I have never burnt solder....and I love a hot iron!!!!

 

what diameter solder are you using? Maybe mine is too thin.

 

.032" is what I use for ecu work

 

I use a 30W gun for wires and a 15W iron for circuit boards. 30W is too hot for a ecu.

95 hatch what soldering gun do you have?

 

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I disagree, 30W is ideal for an ecu...the key is to engage the solder real quick, really hot!

 

radio shack special....lol. its 100 watts with a trigger, so you just pull the trigger until you get the desired temp then solder.