Huh... I may have to revisit my heat setting choice. I just got my first regulated soldering station not too long ago and wasn't very impressed with it's performance over a standard iron. I always used the biggest iron I could fit into the space I needed, typically a 20W to 30W with a filed down tip. Wasn't until I turned my heat setting up to 370°F that I was happy with how the new iron worked - using standard 60/40 solder. I found with the lower setting that I had to hold the iron at the joint longer than I was comfortable with to get a nice joint. Maybe my solder is crap?
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