[sdiy] Cheap but reliable soldering iron

[Andre Majorel]

On 2012-11-07 19:32 +0100, julian schmidt wrote:

> I've been using a
> "ERSA  TIP260" for years now without any problems.
> soldered nearly all my projects with it until i bought a regulated
> weller lately.

Thanks everyone. Ersa or Antec it will be.

Regarding the Hakko and Weller, 80 USD is not cheap, especially
for a back up. If I splurged on a new iron, it would be for
something *better* than my WTCP. Something that has a
temperature read-out and can be adjusted low enough for other
uses (E.G. melting plastic or heating a component to check for
thermal drift).

-- 
André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/