Re: Soldering Station Recommendations

From: Lionel (nop_at_alt.net)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 23:36:49 +1000

Kibo informs me that vze2jsc8@verizon.net stated that:

>Of course, then I read about the Hakko 936, Edsyn 971HA, and some
>Wellers.

Weller TCP. Reasonably priced, sufficient capacity to handle anything
you can throw at it, very reliable.

>NOTE: I kept getting the feeling that the Hexacon was actually
>boosting the iron WHILE I was soldering that ground plane.
>
>I don't think, even though termostatically controlled, that any
>stations response time could be quick enough to boost power DURING a
>2-3 second soldering.

Of course it can - that's how you tell a good station from a bad one. ;) 

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