[Elecraft] [K2] 60W temperature controlled iron

[G. Beat]

Wayne - 



OK, your solder station is a new OEM model from Circuit Specialists, that has been recently introduced. 

It is a micro-processor controlled station (temperature controlled) .. at an attractive price. 

Does it use the same soldering tips as the Hakko 907 pencil ?? 

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I am aware of Circuit Specialists in Arizona.  

They have previously have sold OEM product manufactured in Eastern Asia (Solomon in Taiwan, Aoyue, others), 

based on Hakko 926 / 936 designs from Japan. 



Earlier OEM models (no longer offered) were direct copies of Hakko -- which prompted litigation against those firms  

(China has been slow in protecting or respecting patents, copyrights, etc.) 



Your soldering iron pencil / iron is modeled after the Hakko 907 iron (ceramic heater) .... and used by many Eastern mfg. 

This ceramic heater design perfected by the Japanese (heavy gov't R&D for auto industry originally) and the   

ceramic heater in soldering pencils was first seen with Ungar models made in USA (California) in 1980s. 



Hakko USA - Hakko 936-12 that uses 907 pencil/handpiece 

http://www.hakkousa.com/detail.asp?CID=49,112&PID=1250&Page=1 



Hakko recently discontinued the 936 model.  List of discontinued Hakko models: 

http://www.hakko.com/english/discontinue/index.html 



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Greg 

w9gb 



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IF I remember correctly, many of these are Hakko clones  
> Greg, It's a Circuit Specialists house brand: 
> 
> http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/10369 
> 
> When I take off the tip and expose the element, it's glowing a dull 
> orange.  If I blow on it, it glows brighter.  When I stop blowing, it 
> goes back to dull orange.  That's the only direct evidence I have that 
> it is temperature controlled.  It's no Cadillac, and reprogramming the 
> presets is maddening, but it seems to work.  At least, I'm making 
> acceptable joints with it.  No cold joints, most joints have the proper 
> concave filet (a few might be just a wee bit convex, but no big balls of 
> solder in any case), and full coverage of the pad.  I've got that "one 
> to three second" temperature dialed in. 



>> Wayne Conrad