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Old 26th Apr 2014, 10:59 pm   #21
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Default Re: Relative Merits of Soldering Stations.

I worked in a factory with hundreds of Metcals and several hundred Weller TCPs. People often left them on through the day or forgot them overnight, as they did the Wellers. Soldering irons were not considered economic to repair. Some metcal bases proved reliable, but overall the scrapping rate was higher than the TCP.

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Old 26th Apr 2014, 11:34 pm   #22
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Another iron I use regularly is a portable (propane) soldering iron. This has proven necessary for the many outdoor jobs I attended to in a marine environment and the one I used was good for both simple component replacement all the way up to making soldering joins to CT50-8 copper tube terminal lugs!
Thats reminded me of the gas heated, solid copper soldering iron I retained after the close of our family business. It rests in a small cast iron heating oven that burns LPG from a 19kg cylinder. The copper bit is about 0.5kg and will solder some large lumps!
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Old 26th Apr 2014, 11:49 pm   #23
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Default Re: Relative Merits of Soldering Stations.

I was happy using Antex 25W irons at home until I started using a Weller TC at work and that made me want TC, and I bought an inexpensive Chinese iron which has been very good. I like being able to wind on an extra few degrees when circumstances benefit from it.

A situation arose recently where I used my Antex for the first time in a couple of years; I was really struck by how heavy and inflexible its cable is and it remined me that I once transplanted the lightweight cable from a defunct Henley Solon on to an Antex.

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Old 27th Apr 2014, 9:13 am   #24
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Default Re: Relative Merits of Soldering Stations.

Apart from a couple of Henly Solons, I've always used Antex. currently have three - a 25 watt one for bigger stuff, a 17w for everyday construction and a 12w one for small things. As Bazz says, the cables on them are unnecessarily heavy and stiff, and I've never worked out why Antex fit such cable.
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As Bazz says, the cables on them are unnecessarily heavy and stiff, and I've never worked out why Antex fit such cable.
More than likely down to price
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my main equipment are old ( i could say vintage ) 25 years old iron gun on transformer , real 100 W

for PCBs I using 50-75 W Hakko clones
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