[Elecraft] Re:Soldering stations

[Trevor Day]

I bought one of these Tony as the price seemed too good to be true.  As=20
far as temperature control is concerned it is too good too be true .=20
This is not a temp controlled iron, but a temperature variable one.  You=20
can vary the temperature after a fashion but cannot set a repeatable=20
level.

As a straightforward iron though it seems OK but it is definitely=20
"mutton dressed as lamb" as they say round these parts :-)

Trev G3ZYY

In message <003c01c3fdf3$552a1f50$2816fea9@EI5EMPC>, Eircom=20
<ei5em@eircom.net> writes
>For those interested in a good cheap temperature controlled soldering
>station try a search at www.maplin.co.uk under part number N78AR. This is
>the iron that I used in building K2 S/N 3894. Spare bits are also availabl=
e.
>At =A39 you cannot go wrong.
>
>de Tony EI5EM
>
>
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Trevor Day