On 22 Mar 2006, ?B?UGFsaW5kcuKYu21l?= wrote:

I reckon that it is the tip that makes the iron. My favourites
are a weller 40W that takes interchangeable tips, each tip with
a preset temperature. But there are places where those irons
are simply too big or too small.

I have a Maplin www.maplin.co.uk BP53H soldering station that I
hate - I can't get along with any of the tips. Unlike plain
copper tips, you can't just shape them the way you want. They
also do a very cheap one N78AR, which I haven't tried. It may be
worth a look - it's a 50w variable temperature adjustable model
for 13GBP.


That Maplin soldering iron (ref N78AR) seems like rather a good
deal at 13 GBP.

However you say you are unhappy with your other Maplin iron so I
will ask if anyone has used one of these bargain temperature
controlled irons.

Maplin refers to it as an "LS20 Solder Station".
See http://tinyurl.com/lunbf for full details