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Weller Soldering Station
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< insanely jealous >
Nice nab!
< /insanely jealous >
Nice nab!
< /insanely jealous >
Just like the one that was stolen out of my honda. Those are nice soldering station.
Looking around ebay, it seems the head units die on those. I am not sure if it's the transformer or what, but I just found a bunch of dead ones.
i am looking at replacing the one I lost with a hakko. I have a desoldering gun made by Hakko and it's nice. has a pump with a heated tip. The tip stays hot, and when you put it over the solder, it melts it and you squeeze the trigger and the pump sucks it up into a chamber.
Those are made like tanks. I suggest you get one of those as well. much better than braided or solder suckers.
It's about $300. Get the one from Japan, not the one from china. japan's are built better.
Looking around ebay, it seems the head units die on those. I am not sure if it's the transformer or what, but I just found a bunch of dead ones.
i am looking at replacing the one I lost with a hakko. I have a desoldering gun made by Hakko and it's nice. has a pump with a heated tip. The tip stays hot, and when you put it over the solder, it melts it and you squeeze the trigger and the pump sucks it up into a chamber.
Those are made like tanks. I suggest you get one of those as well. much better than braided or solder suckers.
It's about $300. Get the one from Japan, not the one from china. japan's are built better.
I have the same Hakko 808 desoldering gun. It's really nice for taking RAM slots and the like out.
I use a Weller WD-1 soldering station with a WSP-80 pencil. I love it. It's one of the best gifts my wife has bought for me!
I think uniserver uses a Hakko soldering station and really likes it.
I use a Weller WD-1 soldering station with a WSP-80 pencil. I love it. It's one of the best gifts my wife has bought for me!
I think uniserver uses a Hakko soldering station and really likes it.
believe it or not i was going to buy that!!!!
I bought this station as a temporary, just to get me by.
So far i love it, in fact i bought another one i have 2.
Technically i have 3 because, I bought my wife one, to do these SMD electronics project kits with.
They are only 19.99, they are very rugged, the tip is quality, does not degrade.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/391342/Low-Cost_Soldering_Station
if my wife buys me a Hakko next december for my birthday i will not complain!
but for now these are working out quite well!
I just tinker with pre 80's audio gear, for that it works great. and the hot air is perfect for melting heat shrink tubes. :lol: 
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