On Feb 8, 4:46*pm, Nil wrote:
On 08 Feb 2008, WB wrote in alt.guitar:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062751
* *for $50 thats not bad ...
* radio shack 25/50 watter ...
* I've used this for years ... still ticking
* ( crap for $22 .. half what I had for it ! )
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062750
I really wish it had a timer on it.
I tend to let it set for *hours* at times.
I've steered away from the Ratshack soldering gear. Lots of negative
reactions to them in this thread, and the reviews on their page are
negative as well - breakdowns and replacement tips seem hard to get.
So...
My final choice was the Hakko 936. It was a toss-up between that and
the Weller WES51. The Weller has a turn-off timer, which would have
been nice, but the Hakko seems to have about the same specs otherwise
but more popular support, and it was a bit cheaper, too.
I have a few jobs lined up waiting for it to arrive on Monday, so I'll
report back then. I'm sure it will be fine.
I went with the Hakko 936 esd as well. We'll see how it compares with
my older OKI SA-10. If I ever get real serious about it the Pace
mbt250 looks to be a good system but it comes at a cost (approx 15x)
bobs
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