[Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed

[Don Wilhelm]

Phil.

I have a Hakko 936, but your question does not relate to the specific 
soldering station.  I prefer a narrow chisel tip, so the 4mm would be my 
choice.  Used 'sideways', it will work similar to a conical tip, but has 
enough flat area to handle most thru-hole soldering jobs.
I personally do not find the conical tips to be any advantage, I have 
tried them and discarded them in preference to the screwdriver (chisel) 
tips.
YMMV.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/25/2014 9:14 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:
> What tip or tips do you recommend?  They have a 4mm chisel, a 5.2mm chisel, and a conical.
> Thanks,
> Phil – AD5X
>
> “I use Hakko FX-951 in a production environment. This is an excellent, durable soldering station. If you haven't used a modern soldering station with fast thermal recovery, you're in for a treat!These replaced Weller stations which required a significant spare parts inventory to keep running.73, Josh W6XU”
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