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thats my 2 cents worth 25 watts (OUTPUT) is probably better..... but as in any hobby, who says you need just one soldering ironhee hee.
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that unit should work pretty well - thats an tenma unit rip off.
http://www.mcmconnect.com/tenma/prod...ing%20Stations
One of the things I love about my HAKKO 936, is that I can plug it in, turn it on, and in 30 seconds, be melting solder with it. It heats up that fast.
It might be ESD certified (as previously mentioned), but I use sockets on pretty much all of my IC chips...so when I am soldering, that really isnt a player.
BTW, I received the soldering station as a gift...not sure I would have dropped that much cash on a soldering station if I had to buy it myself...but now that I have it, I don't know what I would do without it.
Sean
I bought a Dick Smith T1976 off ebay for $40, then found they are only $80 new from Tricky Dickies, but for the amount of soldering i have done with it ( 3 rolls of 100g solder) and it doesnt get turned of for hours once i start, i am very happy with it.
I bought a Weller WPCPT. Best iron I have ever owned, bar none. About 110.00 at Fry's, list for about 140.00. Heats up in about 20 seconds and the heat is controlled through the tip somehow. I can solder all day long at 0.10" with my trusty Optivisor DA-5 (your eyesight is the first to go, then your memory. Now where was I.....
That's a feature not a bug.
There's no charge for that.
Today I received my delivery confirmation on the blackberry as I pulled into the driveway. Opened the door and found my wife asking me what I purchased this time. The box contained my Hakko 936 that I ordered last week.
While I miss the days of being spoiled using top notch gear performing micro/miniature repairs in the Navy, this unit looks to provide lots of quality soldering time. I had never ventured into buying a quality unit for the home before, but since I'm no longer in the Navy, I do not have access to the tools I had in the past.
Now I patiently wait for the Ren16 Coop to close so my boards can get to their new home.
Tony P.
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I am planning on picking up one of these. I would rather the 2A but it seems to be out of stock. Any suggestions on types of extra tips to get? I was looking at this:
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7548
Mainly because it looked similar to the one on some of the videos that have been linked lately. Any suggestions as to what works best. I have always gotten by with my Radio Shack special till now. But time to upgrade!
--Greg
This is the replacement tips I buy and use. KD-M-B
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7545
Mufassa,
For our needs a conicle tip, like Wayne uses, is what you need. A flat one like you linked to is going to give you trouble getting into some tight places.
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Brian, your friendly site Admin.
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