ts 101 solder iron

[redclover7!]

so FINALLY after searching for the correct power source for my ts 101 i don't find it easy like i expected.
my cheap 25w iron seems much more easy to use. I'm still trying to solder halfway decent with it. My very first time soldering with the cheap iron was much much neater this one is a mess i ruined my neurocyton board its now just a practice board ! i really thought it would be at least as good as the cheapo.
Should i desolder the components off and salvage what i can?

 

[Feral Feline]

While getting good at soldering with a cheap iron will definitely help you when you transition to a better iron/solder-station —

there is still a learning curve with using any new piece of equipment.​

I'm not familiar with the TS101, but I can tell you that even changing the temperature on my Hakko (for pots in guitars vs TH-PCBs, for example) forces me to re-adjust technique and time applying the heat, etc. Adaptation on the fly is necessary.

I'd try to make the Neurocyton work, even if it means skipping traces and soldering component-to-component — the bones of the circuit is still in your Neurocyton, just need to help it along. It won't be pretty, but it'll be a helluva war-story and an immense satisfaction to prevail, if possible.
I can't say for certain if the Neurocyton is salvageable itself, because you've posted no pictures (and even then I may not be able to tell).