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![]() On 15-Jan-2009, "Bryan" wrote: Path: Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com !nntp.giganews.com!local02.nntp.dca.giganews.com!n ews.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:06:58 -0600 From: "Bryan" Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.equipment References: aJSal.522192$yE1.506882@attbi_s21 8o%al.522781$yE1.60560@attbi_s21 zrlbl.524273$yE1.158334@attbi_s21 51mbl.524329$yE1.412037@attbi_s21 Subject: WTB Weller soldering iron Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:06:59 -0800 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response Message-ID: Lines: 65 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-7Ho2ejZwnkUMX0uAM4sdklLysgTsLhxbbQZBd7ndh9gcHcvcqg 86DJnUEGK60gtsX/yhtQxYy+OPfT7!VlBzTc4HN8bFU9p3ts/EAjQrKbje0xrXGssuRlOcbFjCWV36sHsxnaTm3Ep3JGhoswHte rtHeA== X-Complaints-To: X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.39 Bytes: 3780 Xref: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com rec.radio.amateur.equipment:220934 Dale Parfitt wrote: Dave, I'm 82 years old, have been a homebrewer for over 65 of them, .....Snipped... Regards W4ZCB Hakko is Japanese. Weller is overpriced. Well, I'll give you that you don't surrender easily Dave. Another opinion? Weller isn't overpriced for me. Does Hakko have a repair facility in your home state? Weller does for me. W4ZCB ..... Snipped ... Dale W4OP Every place I've worked in the past 30+ years has had some form of Weller soldering equipment. I've seen only one that we "had to bury". OTOH, I've seen many other highly-touted brands that were less than impressive. I'll keep Apex in mind though, with Weller's track record, I doubt I'll need their service. I recently bought a WES51 pencil that I like a lot and my current employer just bought a D650 gun that has power to spare for those big jobs. The first Weller product I used? Dad's 8100 Junior that finally gave up after "only" 40 years! Bryan WA7PRC Another data point ... I got my Weller D8100 for Christmas when I was 16. I used it for 20 years in the US Navy. I still use it at home. I'm now 70. The 8100 is what I grab to solder on UHF connectors and in tube circuits. On the bench is an old used Weller WTCP Station bought at a Swap Meet. Not that I wouldn't like a newer Temp Contolled Station, but I still get along hobby-wise with what I have. Ken Fowler, KO6NO -- |
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