The biggest difference between the $15 or $50 cheapies at RS, and a decent Weller unit is as follows:<br><br>1) Adjustable temperature<br>2) Swap different tips in and out<br><br><br>That's the biggest advantage. Sure the $50 RS unit is adjustable, but you'll see that they usually carry only 1-2 styles of tips. On that note as well, small soldering(thinking surface mount) require far finer tips than the ones you can get at RS.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM, john-thomas richards <<a href="mailto:jtr@jrichards.org">jtr@jrichards.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 04:18:03PM +0000, Tim Schmidt wrote:<br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d">> I've worked with two, and I have to say that they'll allow a novice<br>
> fairly excellent results. $30 Radio shack irons are nowhere near as<br>
> forgiving.<br>
<br>
</div>In what sense can a soldering iron be "forgiving?" I am sure I am<br>
showing my ignorance, but a soldering iron gets hot enough to melt<br>
solder, right? What is the scope of forgiveness here?<br>
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