Re: Soldering Station Recommendations
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Date: 10/25/04
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 05:15:31 GMT
Any comments on Hexacon stuff?
The reason I ask is that I have a real sentimental/nostalgic link to
Hexacon: I spent many summers at my aunt & uncle's in Roselle Park
where they lived about 1 block from Hexacon and my uncle worked for
them for a number of years.
vze2jsc8@verizon.net wrote:
>I just had a chance to use an ancient Hexacon TOT1002 to do capacitor
>replacement on a motherboard where I was soldering in the middle of
>massive ground planes.
>
>I have a whole bunch of other irons and none of them could come close
>to getting that job done.
>
>Unfortunately, the Hexacon was buzzing like crazy and finally went
>dead. (I determined that the transformer and triac were good and then
>gave up. It's a simple board but there is an IC and I don't know the
>effect of a broken wire in the iron will cause. So I pretty much gave
>up on it.)
>
>I really liked it so was thinking find another one on eBay.
>
>Of course, then I read about the Hakko 936, Edsyn 971HA, and some
>Wellers.
>
>The Hexacon is insanely priced, but it sure is old school.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>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.
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