[sdiy] Soldering Iron Recomendations

[Gordon JC Pearce]

On Tue, 2011-03-29 at 17:12 +1000, Stewart Pye wrote:
> I swear by the Hakko 936. We have one on each bench where I work.
> 
> Apparently it's been replaced by a new model...
> http://www.hakko.com/english/products/hakko_fx888.html
> 
> Cheers,
> Stew.

The Aoyue 936 appears to be a Hakko-"compatible" - probably the same
thing from the same factory.  It seems pretty good.  We bought a couple
for the local electronics club, and then bought a couple more for our
own workshops.  I'm considering getting a bunch to replace the aging
Magnastats at work.

Gordon MM0YEQ