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Re: Good soldering iron

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:30 am
by psychotron
I agree with Hakko. I said it before on the other old forum. Hakko are the best Irons I have ever used and I used multiple types for 15 years at my last company. They are pricey though. Not sure about the specific one you posted.

Re: Good soldering iron

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:19 pm
by Geeba
How have the solder stations been? - I'm looking for one now... I really want a 3rd hand as well with a good sized magnifying glass... any pointers?

Re: Good soldering iron

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:47 pm
by asbo
Geeba wrote:I really want a 3rd hand as well with a good sized magnifying glass... any pointers?
I got mine off ebay for a few quid. The magnifying glass isn't very big though. Like this.

Re: Good soldering iron

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:23 pm
by whufclee
I got mine here slightly cheaper ;)

By the way, whoever asked how the solder station is working out - yes it's finally working out great. Now I have one of these little helper things I'm finally getting the hang of basic soldering. Yesterday I modified an xbox dvd dongle so I could use it on USB and today I fixed a broken USB flash drive. Slowly getting there!