[Boatanchors] Weller Soldering tips

[Greg Mijal]

I use a solder gun too.  For most of my BA stuff.  The little 30w handle is 
for dinky stuff like my brand new SDR receiver kit (Plug for PMSDR kits)
SDR RX's are Semi legit on the BA reflectors because they can be used as IF 
scopes on the older tube stuff.
But only on an occasional basis.
Ha!
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Weller Soldering tips


>I don't have any comment on the ersatz Weller gun tips as the only gun I
> will use is the Wahl, dating back nearly 50 years.  But for irons, I have 
> 25
> and 40 watt screw-in element and screw-in or on tip Weller's dating back 
> 15
> to 20 years that are still in daily service.  I wouldn't even consider 
> buying
> an iron from Rad Shack.  I have American Beauty irons in various wattages
> up to 150 that are anywhere from 10 to 60 years old.  I don't use them 
> often
> but when I need one, they all still work.  And for desoldering I use only
> Pace.
>
> In a message dated 4/14/2011 7:30:45 PM Central Daylight Time,
> bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com writes:
>> 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.
>> >
>
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