[dorkbotsea-blabber] Soldering station

[John Miles]

The Weller irons are nice.  I have a WSD80, which I imagine is pretty similar to the ones sold at Fry's.

Don't forget eBay as a way to get better tools and parts for less money.

-- john

> 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).
> 
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