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Q: Why are you doing this project? (But WHYYYYYYYY?)
A: We work a lot with soldering irons during our studies (informatics, electrical engineering). Most professional soldering iron sets cost more
Q: What kind of power supply do I need? Will my old PC psu work?
A: That will most likely work. According to the information we have the soldering tip can take up to 60W. We use a 12V power supply, that can deliver 6A. Most power supplies for PCs can take up more than this. Although we firmly discourage from taking a power supply apart in case you do not know exactly what you do. There are a lot of tutorials out there on how to use an old power supply for your work bench.
One more thing: Please make sure that the power supply can handle cross-loads (big load on 12V rail, no load on 5V rail). It is very unlikely that this will pose an issue, but you should consider testing your soldering iron on another power supply, if it does not run properly.
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