Semi-OT: Soldering Iron recommendations

From: Wayne M. Smith <wmsmith_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sat Sep 2 16:10:15 2000

> >I've had a weller station for about 15 years, and
for the last 15 it's been
> >unused because it quit on me at a critical time. I
replaced it with a
>
> >For portable use, I've got one of those butane-fired
numbers from Weller.
> >It cost about $50 and I doubt I'll ever get enough
use out of it to warrant
>
> Kinda funny, you couldn't pry my weller away from me,
but I do have a
> couple spare $15 butane units from Rat Shack that get
used when a cord
> isn't practical.
>
I use a Hakko 940 temperature controlled station for
delicate work, a 40W gun type for heavy duty work and a
25W RS rod for minor stuff (including melting plastic,
etc.), meaning I ususally use the RS model.
Received on Sat Sep 02 2000 - 16:10:15 BST