1 Nov
2012
1 Nov
'12
4:56 p.m.
On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:04:10 -0700
Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
I stopped using anything else once I had used one on
the bench at Apple.
OKi. Seems as I am going to spend about 700,-EUR for soldering
equipment...
The only problem I've had are the tips failing to
heat up
I consider tips as consumabels. Sure, the tips of my ERSA irons last
many years. But they are still consumabels.
(and that the replacements aren't cheap).
Really? I looked and the OKI tips are around 10 to 15 EUR. Thats not
that much more then most tips for my current iron. (ERSA RDS80)
They work really really well for SMT.
Thats the
reason for the upgrade and why I want an iron + tweezer.
We are on the way building a local hackerspace. We will have PCB
manufactering equipment. (I simply don't have any space left in my flat
to do it at home...) And given self made PCBs, SMT is the way to go.
Adieu Perfboard!
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