On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:21:33 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

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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 find Weller slightly clumsy to my taste - having used them at work.
But of course any personal choice might be down to hand size, etc. My
favourite by far is Antex for the hand piece.

My new Weller is a lot smaller than the Antex. And that includes the
motion sensor! Weighs 70 grams.

https://www.weller-tools.com/profess.../Professional/
New+products/WTP+90


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