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What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 6:33 pm
by Bengerm77
So my old Radio Shack soldering iron became embarrassing, so I cut the cord. Now I need a new soldering iron, what should I get? Also, I don't want to spend very much money.
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 6:36 pm
by Ostinato Rubato
The orange Weller station is good
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 6:51 pm
by jgreenwd
Modest wrote:The orange Weller station is good
http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WLC100-40- ... 01&sr=1-44I have no complaints with mine.
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:29 pm
by JonVengeance
I like my Hakko:
http://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY ... er+stationI had the Weller above, but the Hakko is much better for me. It heats up super quick and just feels like it's made much better
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 1:44 pm
by 1984_5150
Hakko. Ive had mine 4 years now.
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 1:47 pm
by TurboPablo
Weller is good, I have a Hakko 936 that has been great.
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 2:38 pm
by Noah
Weller WES51
slim, comfortable, fatigue-reducing pencil.
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:14 pm
by redeyes
You should get the Hakko linked. It's near the best one on the market.
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:25 am
by Dickarms
imo, dis
its what we used in the military when money was no object.
Wayne wrote:Weller WES51
slim, comfortable, fatigue-reducing pencil.
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:52 am
by BroSlinger
I've been using a Weller Wes51 for 8 years. Lots of pros use it.
I've been very happy with it. Totally worth $100 or whatever I paid.
Re: What soldering iron should I get?
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 11:19 am
by Tortuga
Very happy with my Hakko FX888D-23BY. I need to spend a bit more time with the manual to understand the digital temp setup, but it has been working extremely well for working on PCBs, Pots, amp mods, etc.
It's running $91 right now on Amazon. Side note: I ordered around 9am on a Saturday and received it that night - paid something like $5 extra for same-day using my Prime account.
