11 Sep
2011
11 Sep
'11
5:41 p.m.
On 9/11/11 5:24 PM, Philip Pemberton wrote:
- Metcal MFR-1110. Cheaper than the Pace (or so it
would seem), cheaper tips. Also seems to have "auto standby" as standard. What
concerns me is that it seems to run at a fixed temperature, though
OKi/Metcal claim that SmartHeat makes this a non-issue... I'm not convinced...
Has anyone used any of the above, or anything similar?
I am a big fan of Metcal, especially for surface-mount work.
Once you use one, you will never want to use an ordinary soldering iron again.