[sdiy] SDIY xmas gifts??

[John Luciani]

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:51 PM, David Betz <dbetz at xlisper.com> wrote:
> On Dec 4, 2008, at 9:19 AM, John Luciani wrote:
>
>>> 4. A GOOD soldering iron (with temp control,etc)
>>
>> Metcal SP200 from HMC Electronics ~ $220 (new). You could check ebay.
>
> Where did you find this for $220 new? The cheapest I was able to find was
> $309! I have a broken Hakko 936 that I'd like to replace with one of these
> if I can find one that cheap!

You are right. I bought mine a couple of years ago from HMC electronics
for apx $220. I am surprised the price increased that much in just a few years.

(* jcl *)

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