[Boatanchors] What solder station to buy?

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I use a WESD51 plus a WTCPT here at home.

Bought from regular sources, they are a bit

on the high-priced side.  I bought mine on

eBay (NEW) at about half 'normal' price.

 

I like them both.  I keep a fairly small tip in

the digital model and use the 'simple' model

for larger tips.  

 

I use an older model of the WTCPT at work

for some work plus a high-dollar PACE system

for the rest of it.

 

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5

Oklahoma City, OK

 
 
* In my many years, I have come to the conclusion that one useless *
* man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is Congress. *

* -- John Adams (1735- 1826) *

 




 
> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 22:59:13 -0400
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> From: glennmaillist at bellsouth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] What solder station to buy?
> 
> I use a WES51 at work every day.
> This station dissipates static so is safe for hollowstate work.
> You can change the temperature at the station.
> You can change the tips for most any but the largest chassis soldering.
> I use this for surface mount work also.
> 
> You can buy the digital version of this iron, but 
> why spend the money to bee exact on the temperature.
> 
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
> 
> At 12:08 PM 4/7/2009, WØQFC wrote:
> >I know this has been discussed before, but I would like the collective
> >opinion of the group as to what solder station to buy.
> >
> >It is to used for general boatanchor work and must be inexpensive, like the
> >Weller WES51:
> >
> >http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/weller/solder/solderstationselect.htm?gclid=COjM7bLU3JkCFQZfswodkHY1XQ
> >
> >TIA es 73
> >Gene, WØQFC
> >
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