I use one of those micro torches that you can work entirely with one hand.
Crimp, then solder.
Mechanical strength and corrosion resistance - the best of both worlds.

"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
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A 25 watt iron is good for printed circuit boards and such. Soldering
heavier wire for lighting and such is alot easier with a heavier iron.
Something
like a Weller soldering gun. Plus, lights and switches are generally
crimped, not soldered. I use a Portasol butane iron on the boat, but as I
said earlier, very
little is soldered.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Bill Andersen" wrote in message
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How many watts do you need for wiring lights and switches that control
them?
"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
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I just saw the ad for that last night. It sounds great if it really
works.
I can't
imagine it is much more than 25 watts or so.

Doug

"Bill Andersen" wrote in message
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Better yet - has anyone used one of the ColdHeet soldering irons
advertised on TV? Powered by several AA batteries and not much bigger
that a fat pen.

"myo aung" wrote in message
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does anyone has soldering iron that i can borrow

thanks