All very good advice:

1. "Check for bad caps on display", yup after 30 years that could be a
problem
2. "Send back to Weller to have them fix." Why didn't I think of that,
probably a lot cheaper than a new one and I like this one!

Thanks Guys!

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"**THE-RFI-EMI-GUY**" wrote in message
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Help, my beloved 20 year old Weller EC2002A Soldering Station has cr@pped
out! Although it seems to heat up normally and can even be adjusted, the
display only flashes "Err" briefly when turned on. I checked the
thermistor in the iron and it seems to be OK. I even bought a used newer
but junky looking EC2002-0 controller, but it seems to have other
problems and has different parts inside so a swap is not in order.

How does one fix these?
TIA

--
Joe Leikhim K4SAT
"The RFI-EMI-GUY"


Joe -

Likely the problem is with the sensor/SCR circuitry on the control board
within the EC2002A base unit.



Correction, if you believe the temperature sensor/control SCR portion is
working correctly - a external tmeperature sensor is useful - as you rotate
the temperature knob -- then definitley look for display related (component)
issues - such as mentioned by Eric





--
Joe Leikhim K4SAT
"The RFI-EMI-GUY"

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