In message <003601c615d1$21a5cce0$b03c2a52@boris> "Steph Smith" wrote: > I had some experience in the repair industry,the weapon > of choice was always the Antex range;as they lasted, > worked well and the puchase AND repair cost > (when they got trod-on!) was reasonable. I agree - I've had numerous XS irons, and a 660TC. I gave up on the XS when I found out just how hot they got during a long soldering run (hot enough to rip up tracks and burn SRBP board). The 660TC is fine - absolutely reliable, and it's nice not to have tracks lift off a PCB when I'm trying to repair it... Personally, I wouldn't use anything else. YMMV though. -- Phil. | Acorn RiscPC600 SA220 64MB+6GB 100baseT philpem@dsl.pipex.com | Athlon64 3200+ A8VDeluxe R2 512MB+100GB http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | Panasonic CF-25 Mk.2 Toughbook For sale: Minor planetoid. First person to land there gets ownership. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist