[Elecraft] Weller Soldering Stations

Tue Aug 13 19:25:01 2002

Mike -

Yes.  Weller sells the sponges in boxes of 10.

I have found some electronics stores will break a box and sell in qty of 2
or 3 on occasion.
I purchase mine from TriState Electronics in Mt. Prospect, IL

BTW, be careful when using store bought sponges.  Most of the sponges are
now plastic or some other derivative.  The "cellulose" versions seem to be
okay, but I agree with you -- the Weller ones are very nice --and the slits
are designed for cleaning tip of excess solder.

Greg
w9gb

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike McCoy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Weller Soldering Stations

> Actually, that would be for a WTCPS.
>
> In any case, I'm looking for the sponges with the slits. They seem to
clean
> the tip very nicely... better than just a plain ol sponge.
>
> thanks
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike McCoy" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Weller Soldering Stations
>
>
> > Do you have replacement sponges for WTCP?  I'm always keeping an eye out
> for
> > a replacement but no one seems to have themm.
> >
> > 73
> > Mike - AD5IU
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 4:38 PM
> > Subject: [Elecraft] Weller Soldering Stations
> >
> >
> > > Tom, N0SS -
> > >
> > > I have been repairing the Weller TCP series of soldering
> > > stations since 1975 (long time).
> > > My first restore "project" was 6 surplus Weller TCP
> > > stations from the Collins assembly line (Cedar Rapids).
> > > Of these 6, 5 had bad switch assemblies and 1 had a
> > > bad heater element.  The amateur that I repaired these
> > > for was "very" pleased to have not purchased 6 brand new
> > > stations for his small assembly line.
> > >
> > > I would be happy to assist any of your builders who may
> > > have acquired "eBay" units (WTCP, WTCPN, WTCPS or WTCPT)
> > > for locating service parts (Weller distributors) or have
> > > questions in troubleshooting their stations.
> > > Some good buys for surplus WTCPT stations can be found
> > > on eBay.
> > >
> > > Still have my trusty WTCPN station (another Collins
> > > surplus) that I restored in 1983.  I picked up an
> > > overheating EC1002 station at a hamfest in 1996 for
> > > $25.  This was repaired for less that $ 10 in parts - it
> > > had a bad spring in the temperture assembly
> > >
> > > My new Weller WES50 .. is still unused and in the box !!
> > >
> > > Greg
> > > w9gb
> > >
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