I use a Weller WESD51 at home (love it!) and a Hakko something-or-other at work (hate it!) Whatever you get I strongly recommend getting the kind with the dial to change temp rather than the buttons. DougM On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:01 PM, PICdude wrote: > In the past 5-10 years I've used some lower-end Wellers and some Aoyue > tools. =A0Currently, I have 2 Aoyue 937+ and an 852A hot-air > reflow/vacuum pickup station. =A0For a comparison, I also have a Weller > (WLC100), but I don't use it often. > > Only complaint I have re: the Aoyue is that on the soldering irons, > the wire breaks internally periodically. =A0It's always been at either > end, so some better strain-relief is all that is needed, or perhaps > better quality wire. =A0One wish-list item is for it to remember the > last temperature when powered off and back on. =A0Other than that, they > are significant bang for the buck. > > The Weller works very well, but there's nothing it does that the > Aoyue's don't do just as well. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > Quoting Luis Moreira : > >> Hi Guys, >> Need a bit of advice on purchasing =A0a Soldering Station. until recentl= y we >> had a Duratool ZD 939 at work that was capable, but it failed a few week= s >> ago, most likely the heating element and since we are in a recession it = was >> decided that it is not worth repairing, as we do not use it that much. = =A0I >> actually did, but mostly for my own projects. >> Anyway, it seems that now I need to get my own and I have been looking a= t a >> few models, which seem quite good for a budget soldering/ rework station= .. I >> have a budget of around =A3150, I can probably stretch it to =A3200, if = I can >> get it pass the missus :-) >> I looked at a few models on Ebay and such and would like your opinion on >> them or some other makes/models I may have missed. >> the models I looked at are: >> >> - Duratool ZD 939A >> - Kada 852D+ >> - WEP 852D+ probably the same as above with different badge. >> - WEP 872D+ >> - AOYUE 968 (which I really like) >> - CSI 825++ >> >> Your opinions and experiences are welcomed. >> >> Best Regards >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Luis >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .