Nate Nagel wrote in
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Jim Yanik wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote in
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Hi all,

got an old Weller TC202 soldering station with a TC201 pencil. I
have no idea how old it is but I liberated it from a trash pile at my
previous employer's when they threw out all the stuff they didn't
want after they stopped fabricating stuff in house and moved to a new
office.
Got it out yesterday to mate the adapter plugs to the head unit's
harness for a new radio for the Ugly Truck. Still works like a champ
but the tip is falling out of the pencil; it appears that there's a
tube with an end that is kind of reverse flared that is supposed to
hold the tip, but it doesn't anymore. Anyone have any ideas where I
can find a new one? seems all I can find from DAGS is new tips but
no other repair parts. or should I just try to find a new(er) pencil
on fleaBay? I'd hate to give up on this as I like using it so much
more than any plain old soldering iron that I've ever had, it heats
up splices like a big dog without melting the wires' insulation.

nate



from GOOGLE;
http://www.action-electronics.com/wewtcpt.htm

what you want is the "barrel nut assembly".


sweet. I bow to your superior googling skills.

I really don't have any!
All I typed in was "Weller TC201 iron",and it was on the first page.

I knew there had to
be someone that still stocked this stuff.

nate


I'm surprised you can still get tips for them.
I would have thought the trend was towards simpler tips and a temp control
element in the heater element.

Happy soldering!

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Jim Yanik
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