5 Oct
2007
5 Oct
'07
2:20 a.m.
On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:16:56 -0400
Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:
They get hot quick, but they still take about 45
seconds to stabilize
completely.
Ahh, OK. Didn't know that.
The main benefit is that they have an effectively
infinite power reserve. The tip doesn't cool while your working,
even if you're working on giant stuff.
That is the reason I wane get a Metcal.
Unfortunately they fetch quite
some EUR, even used on ebay. At least at this side of The Pond.
I remember when I tried to unsolder a SMD capacitor on a mainboard with
a Weller. Despite its 80 W it was really hard to get the capacitor off.
The tip was unable to transport enough heat to the ground plane solder
joint. Even my primitive 25 W mains powered ERSA can do better.
--
tsch??,
Jochen
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