28 May
2009
28 May
'09
12:32 p.m.
On Thu, 28 May 2009 01:21:28 -0700 (PDT)
David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
One reason I never graduated to /real/ soldering
stations is that I
kept wondering "what do I do when it goes bad?".
Repair it, if it goes
bad at all. You can get replacement parts for
branded products like Weller or Metcal.
What do you guys recommend?
Good tools cost
money but are invaluable.
Don't waste your time with cheap tools. Spend your money for good,
proper tools and they will last.
My experience with Weller isn't that good. We have several Wellers at
work. If you solder somthing biger they have a problem transporting the
heat from the heating element to the tip. At least to my experience, at
least with the Wellers at work.
When I was 16 I bought a simple ERSA soldering station. At that time it
was expensive for a teenager. But I still use it today, 20 years later.
The pinnacle of soldering technic seems to be Metcal. Unfortunately
they are rare on this side of The Pond.
--
tsch??,
Jochen
Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/