Soldering iron
 

After a soldering iron,don't mind if it's off eBay,what power would people recommend, any suggestions please, new to this

i have recently been in a similar position.spoke to a mate that recommended a gas powered portasol iron,they make them for snap-on.fantastic iron and comes with storage box and heat shrinking gear,cost £50 delivered from ebay,takes 20 seconds to warm up.fantastic iron

I have a gas powered one for emergencies down at the track, I also just bought a 60w electric one from eBay and it was only £4.99 delivered !!! Works perfect on motors...

I bought one of these for use at home and find it excellent. Needs the larger tip for motors and speedo connections, then it works really well.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/48w-lcd-disp...station-219133

ive got one of the lrp soldering irons and its the best out there it heats up to 400c in under 5 seconds, it is a bit pricey but you will never need to buy another iron again it comes with to two tips the bigger ones perfect for doing motors and speedo wire and the small tip is great for doing servo wires.

100w Soldering Iron
 

If you want a mains Iron this will do Motor Tags and ESC posts.

SEALEY Soldering Iron 100W/230V (e-bay)

Anything less than 60Watts tend to cool quickly if its a large joint or a metal tag.

For Field work Portasol Gas are great the kits include hot air as well as soldering tips

see CPC/Farnell Portasol Soldering Irons They have a free postal delivery on offer til the end of May

The Portosol top end iron is on ebay here for a bargain £50- quid

Just bought one myself, usual price around £80 I think

I bought one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soldering-...00773015253%26
cheap as chips and does the job fine - motor wires are no problem