[Sac Dave]

"Nil" wrote in message
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Can anyone recommend a good, moderately priced soldering station for
general electronics, including guitar and amplifier work?

Howzabout this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=190194925345

or this?

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062751

Thank you for your question, now my old old Weller and my generic solder
pencil that have served me well for years & years don't look to good.

[Nil]

On 03 Feb 2008, "Sac Dave" wrote in
alt.guitar:

Thank you for your question, now my old old Weller and my generic
solder pencil that have served me well for years & years don't
look to good.

That's what I've made do with for decades, but I want one with
adjustable temperature and a cage to hold it when not in my hand.
I'm tired of setting the house on fire.

[Mickey]

On 2008-02-03, Sac Dave wrote:

"Nil" wrote in message
...
Can anyone recommend a good, moderately priced soldering station for
general electronics, including guitar and amplifier work?

Howzabout this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=190194925345

or this?

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062751

Thank you for your question, now my old old Weller and my generic solder
pencil that have served me well for years & years don't look to good.


Yeah, some of that old stuff should be retired.

Your mention of Weller brought back an old memory. My entry-level
electronics job (early 80s) was working repairing circuit boards.
We had a warranty that covered power surges -- including lightning
strikes -- and got one board back from a user. They were claiming
that "the board had been struck by lightning, please fix".

I guess the lightning had hit some other things which had then struck
the board, because imprinted in the PCB material was the distinctive U-
shaped sign of the Weller soldering gun, which we called in the business
the "Weller welder". Someone had tried to modify the board with one,
then had some (understandable) problems and sent it back for warranty
repair. 8-)

--
Mickey
Any man who is under 30, and is not liberal, has not heart; and any man
who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has not brains.
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