[Elecraft] soldering iron story

[Steve Jackson]

Plane is to pilot as soldering iron is to electronics
hobbyist.  You can get a nice controlled-temperature
soldering station at Sears, these days.  Weller
WLC-100 I think.  Handy.

I've had my Weller WTCPL since 1979 and would buy a
new one, if I had to.  But I don't have to, ha!  This
one still works perfectly!  I have co-workers who
aren't as old as my soldering iron.  And to have the
thermal mass on demand that only a Curie-effect
thermostat can provide, is worth it to me.  If I
bought something else, I'd be wary that tips and other
parts might eventually become inaccessible.  The value
is remembered long after the price is forgotten.


		
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