BobsYourUncle69
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Hi all ,
I have a question. Ive acquired an Amazon soldering iron(pictured ) as a temporary solution and it works well enough although I feel it'll disassemble itself Iike the alixpress ones do as the plastic gets hotter than I'd like it to.
In South Africa , I used Magnum( South African brand and made in SA , very good irons but nit avaialble here) as well as Weller soldering irons which both lasted years , my late dad's lasted 30 years before he needed to replace the soldering iron on his solder station and my grandfather's Weller failed 30 years after he died when I was trying to recap a friend's stereo amplifier.
I have both my and my late father's magnum soldering stations in South Africa and my trip back home to visit has been delayed.
I've been looking at buying a Weller but when I check the review section it seems that there are a high number of failures ranging from " 2nd use " to " 3 months ".
What else should I be looking at ? Where I am in Westchester NY there are no electronic stores etc so I'm a bit lost here and although my temporary station functions. I feel it'll come apart and there is nothing worse than losing a soldering iron mid project.
I don't use it everyday but sometimes I can use it for hours at a time. Any suggestions? I usually solder @450 degrees Celcuis ,the Magnums I have are 60w and are sufficient for my use as I mainly solder components on circuit boards , speaker crossovers etc.
Although I've had stations , adjustability isn't a big deal as any lower than 450degrees , I've found one lifts tracks on old circuit boards because of prolonged time it takes to de-solder or solder so a 60w non adjustable should do just fine incase there is one that is worth considering but isn't adjustable.
COO isn't important either.
I have a question. Ive acquired an Amazon soldering iron(pictured ) as a temporary solution and it works well enough although I feel it'll disassemble itself Iike the alixpress ones do as the plastic gets hotter than I'd like it to.
In South Africa , I used Magnum( South African brand and made in SA , very good irons but nit avaialble here) as well as Weller soldering irons which both lasted years , my late dad's lasted 30 years before he needed to replace the soldering iron on his solder station and my grandfather's Weller failed 30 years after he died when I was trying to recap a friend's stereo amplifier.
I have both my and my late father's magnum soldering stations in South Africa and my trip back home to visit has been delayed.
I've been looking at buying a Weller but when I check the review section it seems that there are a high number of failures ranging from " 2nd use " to " 3 months ".
What else should I be looking at ? Where I am in Westchester NY there are no electronic stores etc so I'm a bit lost here and although my temporary station functions. I feel it'll come apart and there is nothing worse than losing a soldering iron mid project.
I don't use it everyday but sometimes I can use it for hours at a time. Any suggestions? I usually solder @450 degrees Celcuis ,the Magnums I have are 60w and are sufficient for my use as I mainly solder components on circuit boards , speaker crossovers etc.
Although I've had stations , adjustability isn't a big deal as any lower than 450degrees , I've found one lifts tracks on old circuit boards because of prolonged time it takes to de-solder or solder so a 60w non adjustable should do just fine incase there is one that is worth considering but isn't adjustable.
COO isn't important either.
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