Re: [ts-7000] Re: OT: Professional soldering station recommendations?

[Jason Stahls <>]

Personally I'd take the Hakko over the Metcal.  I have a Metcal from work and unless I need the silly fine tip I have for it I use my personal Pace station.  The Metcal has no temperature selection of any kind on it and can get way too hot.  RF energy eh?  Guess that explains why it gets hot so fast :)  That's it's one endearing quality, within 10-15 seconds the tip is hot enough to solder with.

Jason Stahls

On 8/15/2011 10:59 PM, MrRealityCheck wrote:

Interesting.  RF energy to heat the tip.

Anyone use a Hakko?


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http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4878
On Aug 15, 2011, at 5:09 PM, MrRealityCheck wrote:

Okay, folks, off-topic here. I'm looking for recommendations for a new soldering station. Reworking is something I do often. I'm currently ready to chuck a Tenma dual station off a cliff. By far, the most annoying thing is lousy heat transfer. The biggest challenge is unsoldering a device pin on a multi-layer board that's connected to a huge ground plane. Price is no object compared to my sanity.

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