On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:48:01 +0100, Steve Walker wrote:

On 25/10/2018 20:05, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:12:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

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wrote:
I got one. It works fine, can be set in increments of 10C with
presets of 200, 300, 400. It displays the current temp rather than
the set point, which is a plus. For what it is it's remarkably cheap.

But... The tips are oddly shaped for electronic work. They work
though.
The sponge is maybe 2mm thick, and the sponge holder similar, so that
feature is fairly hopeless. FWLIW there are 2 solder reels that can
sit on the base unit - they're tiny. But the no 1 limitation is that
the bits screw into place, they're threaded. So there appears to be
zero hope of it lasting decades.


A solder station where you can't buy a selection of bits easily is a
waste of time IMHO. You might as well just have an ordinary soldering
iron.

Indeed. Just bought a Weller!

I have a Weller. Excellent bit of kit. My father has one too. I am
pretty sure that his is older than me ... and I'm 51!

SteveW

It's only my fourth soldering iron in over 60 years. First two were
Antex, and I still have the Xytronic (the third).

Decided to treat myself with the Weller. WT1 and WTP90.



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