[Elecraft] Duratech TS1400 Soldering Station

[Tom Hammond]

Kevin B. G. Luxford wrote:

>Anyway, I purchased a Duratech TS1400 station from Procon Technology in 
>Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia.  Here is a link to the soldering 
>station details: http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/p8king/ts1400.htm.
>
>The features that I like are:
>
>1. The tip temperature is programmable.
>2. When you switch on, the LCD panel displays the
>    target tip temperature for a few seconds.
>3. From a few seconds after switch on, the LCD panel
>   displays the actual tip temperature.
>4. Standby modes (running with a lower tip temper-
>    ature) can be programmed or available via a press
>   of one of the keys on the panel.
>5. The iron is a low mass pencil and heats quickly
>6. There is a 4 mm socket on the panel where you can
>    plug in a lead to your anti-static mat and wrist
>    strap.
>
>The prices seem attractive at the moment.

I took a look at the specs for Kevin's T/C station at:

   http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/p8king/ts1400.htm

They look quite good and the pricing of this station is very good. They 
also appear to offer a couple additional tips (a 0.8mm conical tip is 
standard, and supplied), 1.6mm conical, and 3.2mm flat (screwdriver) blade.

This might be a good choice for builders living outside the U.S. as it 
appears to be possibly German-made, and thus possibly more readily 
available worldwide.

73,

Tom     N0SS