[sdiy] Ungar soldering station help

[Tom Arnold]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 10:37:02AM -0700, Mike Brown wrote:
> I have an old Ungar 9900 soldering station that has served me extremely well until recently.  
> 
> It has a model 9911 iron that has stopped working.  Apparently what has happened is that the wires inside the iron that connect to the socket for the 2-prong heating element have broken (from the cable twisting).  The assembly that holds the wires & socket does not seem to open in any way.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this or where I might be able to find a replacement part (or iron)?

First suggestion : search Ebay.  a quick glance finds a new heater for sale
for $10. probably more with some digging.
Second suggestion : www.action-electronics.com   You can call them or if you are
a geek like me they monitor AIM and you can chat there.  They are extremely
helpfull and will special order parts.

I too am a huge fan of the Ungar 9000 series irons mostly because of the
tips.  I do not like how Weller Tips fit into the irons, its a constant
source of headache to me ( YMMV of course, I know alot of people love weller ).
The last Ungar iron that weller sold was the 921ZX which was very simular
to the 9000 series.

Cooper is actually pretty good about Ungar parts. Do some digging online until 
you find an exploded view of the iron so you can find the part numbers, call
Cooper Tools and see if its available still or if they can special order
parts for you.  They wont sell direct, but any place that you can work with
( action electronics has been very good to me on this front ) can order
them for you.

For a new Ungar-Like iron, the WTS51, I dont like the tips though...

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