[Elecraft] Hakko 936-12 T/C Soldering Station - PRICE DROP!

[Tom Hammond]

Folks:

I suspect we may not see much of this for a little while (maybe a month), 
but I just received a flyer from American Hakko, announcing that they have 
DROPPED the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of their most 
popular T/C soldering station, the 936-12, from something around $130 to 
$89.00...!

When this price reduction finally kicks in, we should be seeing some really 
competitive prices for this fine T/C station.

Keep your eyes open and if you find a vendor which has dropped their 
pricing accordingly, please post it here.

I've dropped a note to Tequipment.net one of the most competitive vendors 
of Hakko products, asking if they've realigned their pricing yet (it hasn't 
shown up so far on their web site). If/when they reply I'll post any good 
news here.

By the way, a short while ago, there was a brief discussion regarding the 
availability of economical flush-cutting clippers. One of the products 
mentioned was the CHP-170 (also a Hakko product).

I just did a Google search for "CHP-170" and found the following listings 
for the CHP-170:

   WASSCO http://www.wassco.com/chdolcut.html                 $4.50

   Electronic Supply of Kansas City
    http://eskc.com/invout.asp?SearchBy=All&SearchFor=CHP-170 $4.75

   Outpost.com  http://www.outpost.com/product/2938565/       $4.99

I'm sure there are others. Both the Excelite 170M and the CHP-170 models 
are very good flush cutters and both products are competitively priced.

I have NO interest in ANY of the aforementioned companies.

73,

Tom Hammond   N0SS