Any recommendations for Soldering Iron

hotscot · 9th February 2006, 03:36 AM

Buying one tomorrow.

Regards
Alan

studiotech · 9th February 2006, 03:49 AM

Check out www.circuitspecialists.com

Their house brand soldering stations are a great deal for the quality.

Greg

Geek · 9th February 2006, 04:33 AM

Weller WP25.

You'll never regret it

hotscot · 9th February 2006, 02:25 PM

Thanks..I'll go far that.

Alan

Rodeodave · 9th February 2006, 03:54 PM

Weller is said to be the Mercedes of soldering irons.

I got myself the WHS-40 (analog), that was like 5 or 6 years ago. No regrets ever.

Watch it, some of them are not grounded (plug has only phase an neutral, no earth-ground), so the tip is a few Volts above ground. But I don't know how much current it may deliver.

Curmudgeon · 10th February 2006, 12:11 AM

I always preferred the Hakko to the Wellers. The Circuit Specialties mentioned above is something I would look at very closely were I in the market.

Narcisse91 · 10th February 2006, 11:10 AM

I've got a Weller, I'm pretty sure it's the WES51. Very nice.

Whatever you do, get a temperature controlled iron. I've also got a 10W, a 20W, and a 50W iron. Not having to switch between them for different jobs makes it worth it to spend the extra money. I was very glad to put them all away and just use one.

EC8010 · 10th February 2006, 12:07 PM

Definitely a low voltage (24V) temperature controlled iron. I've used a Weller TCP1 plus supply for the last 25 years.

cetoole · 10th February 2006, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by studiotech
Check out www.circuitspecialists.com

Their house brand soldering stations are a great deal for the quality.

Greg

Yes, they sure are nice, I upgraded from a weller station (WLC100 I believe), and the CSI station 1 is much nicer in every respect. If I upgrade from this, it will most likely be metcal.

DragonMaster · 19th February 2006, 09:26 PM

Quote:

I've got a Weller, I'm pretty sure it's the WES51. Very nice.

I have this one too, but for the price I paid for it at my local store I could have got a WESD51 at Mouser.

9th February 2006, 03:36 AM	#1
hotscot diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: California	Any recommendations for Soldering Iron Buying one tomorrow. Regards Alan

9th February 2006, 02:25 PM	#4
hotscot diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: California	Weller looks good Thanks..I'll go far that. Alan

9th February 2006, 03:54 PM	#5
Rodeodave diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the alps Blog Entries: 1	Weller is said to be the Mercedes of soldering irons. I got myself the WHS-40 (analog), that was like 5 or 6 years ago. No regrets ever. Watch it, some of them are not grounded (plug has only phase an neutral, no earth-ground), so the tip is a few Volts above ground. But I don't know how much current it may deliver. __________________ Gravity - Making the G since 13.7 billion B.C.

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EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	Definitely a low voltage (24V) temperature controlled iron. I've used a Weller TCP1 plus supply for the last 25 years. __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

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9th February 2006, 03:49 AM	#2
studiotech diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Orlando, FLA	Check out www.circuitspecialists.com Their house brand soldering stations are a great deal for the quality. Greg

9th February 2006, 04:33 AM	#3
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	Weller WP25. You'll never regret it

10th February 2006, 12:11 AM	#6
Curmudgeon diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	I always preferred the Hakko to the Wellers. The Circuit Specialties mentioned above is something I would look at very closely were I in the market.

10th February 2006, 11:10 AM	#7
Narcisse91 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NY	I've got a Weller, I'm pretty sure it's the WES51. Very nice. Whatever you do, get a temperature controlled iron. I've also got a 10W, a 20W, and a 50W iron. Not having to switch between them for different jobs makes it worth it to spend the extra money. I was very glad to put them all away and just use one.

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