[Boatanchors] Weller Soldering tips

[Greg Mijal]

David:
I'm surprised to hear they are stocking Weller stuff.
I've had bad luck with their house marked brand irons.  The 30w handles on 
the rack for under $10.  I've had two of them and both died in 5 weeks of 
moderate use.  They wouldn't refund me because they were out side the 30 day 
warranty.  They also told me I was beating them todeath because the tips 
were discolored and had solder on them.  That's what you get when you buy 
tools from a cell phone company.  Big lots stocks a $4 red handled 30 w that 
last two or three times as long.
I'm not knocking your purchase at all, I just don't buy anything from RS 
unless they have me over a barrel.  I have a 100 Watt Anmerican Beauty 
wooden handled iron that is so old it has a cloth power cord on it.  Still 
works fine.
 Ebay and Amazon are much cheaper for the smaller handles.
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Knepper" <collinsradio at comcast.net>
To: <collins_radios at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 7:58 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Weller Soldering tips


>I went to my local Radio Shack store today and was pleasantly surprised to 
>find Weller soldering tips for both the light (8200) and heavy duty (D550) 
>guns.  Price for two tips for both guns was slightly less than $2.00.
>
> In the Mouser catalog they are listed at a price of $4.47 for two.
>
> Incidentally, I installed the Radio Shack tips in both of my Weller guns 
> and they seem to work fine.
>
> I just bet that someone is going to say that the Radio Shack tips are 
> inferior.
>
> Thank you
>
> David Knepper, W3CRA/W3ST
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