[Elecraft] Weller WTCPT soldering sta....?

[Phil Wheeler]

My WTCPT wore out (base cracked, etc.) after 15-20 
years; still usable but ... .  I looked around and 
ended up replacing it with the WESD51 for the 
reasons cited below. As I recall the price was 
about the same because the WTCPT is now out of 
production.

Phil W7OX

On 6/5/14, 10:52 AM, Eric Ross wrote:
> In the WTCPT If you want to change the temperature you will have to
> change the tip.  I have been using the WESD51 which has a knob
> adjustable temperature setting.  During the build of my K3 being able to
> adjust the temp based on what I was soldering was very handy.  I have
> never had a bad experience with a Weller bench soldering station.  I
> used to abuse them heavily professionally and they worked great.
>
> Eric
> WB7SDE
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014, at 10:16 AM, Nr4c wrote:
>> Is this a good gen purpose soldering station?  Good or bad?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> ...nr4c. bill
>>
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