[sdiy] Cheap but reliable soldering iron

[Ove Ridé]

It seems to be more closely related to the KaDa/REK brands.

http://dx.com/p/60w-soldering-station-ac-220v-123591?item=2
http://dx.com/p/kada-936d-digital-soldering-station-with-english-manual-60w-24v-ac-1874?item=3

Older Hakko units also look sort of like that and there's a "936"
model. My theory is that Hakko is now using the Hakko brand as their
top of the line brand and delegate their old manufacturing to
secondary brands.

On 8 November 2012 02:37, Mike Beauchamp <list at mikebeauchamp.com> wrote:
> I'm under the impression the sparkfun station is pretty much a hakko
> clone, including the tips.. but I could be wrong.
>
> Mike
>
> On Thu, 2012-11-08 at 12:00 +1100, Paul Perry wrote:
>> I use Hakko or Hakko clones.
>> The one thing to be sure of, when commiting to an iron, is that you will be
>> able to get replacement tips.
>> True, if you treat your tip well, it will last a remarkably long time - but
>> one day...
>>
>> And on the subject of tips, SIZE MATTERS... so does SHAPE...
>>
>> paul perry Melbourne Australia
>>
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