Fw: [sdiy] Soldering station decision

[Philippe Derenne]

 Hi all,

 I've got an Antex for more than 12 years... still working...

 Phil.


| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Seb Francis" <seb at is-uk.com>
| To: <trevor at resonance.fsnet.co.uk>
| Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
| Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 1:09 AM
| Subject: Re: [sdiy] Soldering station decision
|
|
| Hi Trevor,
|
| I recommend the Antex 660TC.  I've been really happy with it (as
long
| it's not too close to me PC monitor!), and the quality seems good.
| Strangely enough, Maplin have the best price I've seen (£100 inc.
| VAT).
|
| The big advantage with going with a common brand is that there is a
| wide choice and easy availability of different and replacement bits.
| In the UK, Antex stuff is probably even more available than Weller.
|
| Seb
|
|
|
| Trevor Page wrote:
|
| > Hi all,
| >
| > The time has come for me to get myself a decent soldering iron
| station!
| > There are two particular models stocked by Rapid Electronics here
in
| the
| > UK that I am considering, but having trouble deciding between:
| >
| > 1. The Xytronic XY9-60. There is the analogue version which costs
| 65GBP,
| > and the digital one for 80.
| >
| > 2. The old faithful Weller WS81 and WSD81. The analogue WS81 costs
| > 150GBP, and of course a little bit more for the digital model.
| >
| > I'm very familiar with the Weller station because I use one at
work,
| and
| > I know that I cannot go wrong with this station. The Xytronic,
| however,
| > would probably do exactly what I want but for half the amount of
| money.
| > I've never used a Xytronic, however, and I have no idea how the
| quality
| > compares with the Weller. I know that the method of swapping
between
| > bits is the same, which is good. The station will probably see
| fairly
| > moderate use, mainly SMD, and I want this thing to last for ages.
| It's
| > important to me that the quality of the iron itself is similar to
| that
| > of the Weller.
| >
| > Any opinions on this? Any user reports on the Xytronic products?
| >
| > Regards and many thanks in advance for any advice offered.
| >
| > - Trev
| >
| > ---
| >
| > introspectiv.org
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