Hello, Doug,

You say:

	(be *sure* to get the one with the dial temp control and not the one
with the pushbuttons)

What's the reason for this recommendation?=20

Peter



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Betreff: Re: [EE] Soldering station

Depending on how much hand work you are going to do I would separate my
solder station from my rework station.  probably 90% of my hand-work time i=
s
spent soldering, so I spent the money there:

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WESD51-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B000ARU9PO=
/
ref=3Dsr_1_3?ie=3DUTF8&s=3Dhi&qid=3D1281043313&sr=3D8-3
(be *sure* to get the one with the dial temp control and not the one with
the pushbuttons)

and for a rework station I just went with a cheap one:

http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7343

If you're doing through-hole rework there's a better one out there, but for
SMT this one works remarkably well.

DougM

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:54 PM, V G <x.solarwind.x@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I don't know if my previous email went through, but I am looking to=20
> buy a good quality soldering station (one that can do hot air rework=20
> would be good) (something like this one:
> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=3D76).
>
> I have never shopped for these things so I don't know what price=20
> ranges to look for and what quality you get for such prices. I also=20
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