[dorkbotsea-blabber] Soldering station

[rich at spambutcher.com]

I bought a Weller WESD51 from Fry's about 6 months ago.

Love everything about it.  I had no idea how much better a good 
soldering iron was over a cheap one.  If I had known I would've gotten 
one a long time ago.

Goes from room temperature to 600F in about 30 seconds.  I was pretty 
surprised by this.

It's really nice -knowing- your iron is ready to solder with.

That said - since the thing heats up so quick - the display really isn't 
that critical.  If you were looking to save $50 - you can get a similar 
station from weller without the display:

http://tinyurl.com/5mmeqj

It is kind of cool though to see the temperature go down when heating up 
larger objects (so you can see your making a good thermal connection).


alex at alexcphoto.com wrote:
> Any recommendations on a good soldering station,.. I am thinking variable with digital read out this time,.. 
> 
> back story,.. 
> 
> Iv gone through 4 soldering irons in the last 6 months,.. (I solder allot) I am tiered of cheep ones that die quickly, or have replacement tips/parts that are hard to find,.. 
> 
> At the moment I am considering a drive down to Frys tonight to pick up this bad boy,.. 
> 
> Weller WESD51 50W Digital Soldering Station
> http://shop2.frys.com/product/3598004?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
> 
> like I said I am tiered of the cheep ones that die after a few months. 
> 
> But is this over kill?
> 
> What about "Aoyue" iv never heard of them and I am worried ill not find the tips locally,.. but this one looks interesting on a price point side.
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-937-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B000I30QBW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1213555205&sr=8-2
> 
> Any recommendations would be appreciated, this inset exactly an item that’s covered by consumer reports =)
> 
> Alex
> 
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