Another good feature on EB9000S tips is: All tips has a color ring which indicating the max. tip temperature.=20 Funny N. Au Group Electronics, http://www.AuElectronics.com http://www.AuElectronics.com/products http://augroups.blogspot.com/ ________________________________ From: Funny NYPD To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 12:36:37 PM Subject: Re: [OT]Metcal / OKI solder stations: MX-5010 Vs. PS-900 Vs. MFR-2= 211. After some feedback from different user and supplier, we have found digikey= =20 carried a similiar model like MX-5010 under brand of easybraid: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?site=3Dus;lang=3Den;ve= ndor=3D154;mpart=3DEB9000S And all sort of MX-5010 compatible solder tips from easy braid co. too. (Th= ey=20 even have a one to one tips list to Metcal tips). Our Engineer talked to John W. at EasyBraid, the EB9000S seemed to be a ver= y=20 interesting product. The following are the major different between easybraid EB9000S and Metcal= =20 MX-5010: 1. EB9000S unit is designed for either 100-110VAC or 220-240VAC, you need o= rder=20 seperate unit for different voltage, while MX-5010 support 100-240VAC, whic= h is=20 a nice to have feature. 2. MX-5010 rated 125W max. power input, and 80W max. power output, EB9000S= =20 doens't publish their max. input power, but max. output power is rated to 4= 0W, I=20 was told MX-5010 is bluffing on 80W max. output power, but it sure can achi= eve=20 50W output, while EB9000S can achieve 38~40W max. output, (those numbers ne= ed be=20 verified from end user), assuming the numbers are correct, MX-5010 provides= =20 20-25% more max. power. 3. MX-5010 has an option for UFTC cartridge and tips, which are ultra fine = tips.=20 Regular standard STTC tips uses 4.8mm shaft, whicle the UFTC tips use a 3.0= mm=20 shaft, the solder tip size is reduced up to 37.5% on tips. I dis some quick= =20 search, but only find STTC compatible tip for the EB9000S units. More information cab be found on our forum: http://www.auelectronics.com/forum/index.php/topic,205.msg507.html#msg507 Funny N. Au Group Electronics, http://www.AuElectronics.com http://www.AuElectronics.com/products http://augroups.blogspot.com/ ________________________________ From: Funny NYPD To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 10:35:02 PM Subject: Re: [OT]Metcal / OKI solder stations: MX-5010 Vs. PS-900 Vs. MFR-2= 211. We have got a bit more info from Metcal and collected some information from= =20 individual products too: 1. Feedback from Metcal support team, http://www.auelectronics.com/forum/index.php/topic,205.msg503.html#msg503 2. Major Tech. Spec. for all three solder stations: http://www.auelectronics.com/forum/index.php/topic,205.msg504.html#msg504 Hope above info will be helpful for those who are interested in Metcal Sold= er=20 Stations. Funny N. Au Group Electronics, http://www.AuElectronics.com http://www.AuElectronics.com/products http://augroups.blogspot.com/ =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .