[Boatanchors] Weller Soldering tips

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

I am pretty sure that the RS brand guns and tips are re-branded Weller. As for their pencil irons, 
that is another matter. Many years ago they sold re-branded Ungar. I still have spare thread-on tips 
from RS for my Ungar.

Mike, W1NR


On 04/14/2011 07:58 PM, David Knepper wrote:
> 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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