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I am in the market for a new soldering station and a de-soldering
station.
The following brands are available to me locally RS (electrocomponents
not radio shack) without too much bother for returns though obviously I
want a goof one that won't need to be returned.
Weller
ERSA
Xytronic
Pace
I only have used Weller irons before and have found them reliable, make
good clean joints, tips last a long time, quite robust. Quite a few
Weller irons seem to go obsolete though which is a little concerning
Has anyone experience of any of these brands of soldering / de-soldering
/ rework stations and recommend one or recommend one not to get?
I have not had much mileage out of Antex irons so don't want another one
of them. Nor have I had much usage out of manual desolder pumps, the one
you push a button on the side and the plunger sucks in the solder
through a PTFE nozzle.
For a de-soldering station the Weller DSVT80 Soldering Kit is about my
budget. Has anyone experience with this station? The pace iron looks
quite appealing though but out of my league. I don't have compressed air
and the old diving tanks are out of their certification date so no-one
will fill them.
Maybe I'd be better saving a bit more and getting a rework station - one
that will solder de-solder and also do SMT.
Again any recommendations?
Is this the way to go?
station.
The following brands are available to me locally RS (electrocomponents
not radio shack) without too much bother for returns though obviously I
want a goof one that won't need to be returned.
Weller
ERSA
Xytronic
Pace
I only have used Weller irons before and have found them reliable, make
good clean joints, tips last a long time, quite robust. Quite a few
Weller irons seem to go obsolete though which is a little concerning
Has anyone experience of any of these brands of soldering / de-soldering
/ rework stations and recommend one or recommend one not to get?
I have not had much mileage out of Antex irons so don't want another one
of them. Nor have I had much usage out of manual desolder pumps, the one
you push a button on the side and the plunger sucks in the solder
through a PTFE nozzle.
For a de-soldering station the Weller DSVT80 Soldering Kit is about my
budget. Has anyone experience with this station? The pace iron looks
quite appealing though but out of my league. I don't have compressed air
and the old diving tanks are out of their certification date so no-one
will fill them.
Maybe I'd be better saving a bit more and getting a rework station - one
that will solder de-solder and also do SMT.
Again any recommendations?
Is this the way to go?