Where to get decent soldering iron etc?

[MoNkFiSh]

Hi got a couple of Wii`s to mod for mates - gonna use the wasp modchip -have never done any since the original 5 wire chip was out which was easy - however upon looking at these ones the wiring to the legs of the eeprom is gonna be a bit tricky - especially with my soldering iron which is a bit big for the job.

Wheres a good place to get a new tip if possible (its an RS components own brand soldering iron) or a whole new iron if needed? also the solderI`ve got is 0.8mm is that too thick?
gonna use kynar wire as I`ve got loads left still

cheers for any advice given

[Ganty]

Why not try the soft mod mate?

[Northernbloke]

I use an Antex XS-25 Soldering Iron with a 0.1mm tip (I bought the tips direct from the Antex website a couple of years ago about £5 each or so if I remember correctly). I also use RS561-101 solder (but it's old as well now so part no may be wrong - it's 0.46mm diameter) and an RS solder flux pen

Thats all you need plus some kynar wire (RS 209-4811) or similar

[biggy7]

nice post Northernbloke