Reducing soldering iron heat



I have a 40W soldering iron; I need to solder a small transistor in a
PCB. I guessing 40 watts is too much heat for that task, so could I add
a incandescent bulb in series with the iron to reduce the heat? If so;
what watt lamp? (40, 60, ect) Thanks

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