[GRLUG] Loose AC jack on Dell laptop repair

[Justin Popa]

Yeah I didn't go that in depth, because my two reasons to own a weller are
above. It's really handy to have a tip that can do surface mount in the
event that you ever have to replace a smd component. However, you also have
a great point. I've used mine for a few small projects, and a dozens of
simple fixes over the years, and I've only had to replace a tip once I
think.

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Tim Schmidt <timschmidt at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 12:05 AM, Justin Popa <tehpopa at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The biggest difference between the $15 or $50 cheapies at RS, and a
> decent
> > Weller unit is as follows:
> >
> > 1) Adjustable temperature
> > 2) Swap different tips in and out
>
> It's not just that...  at least the weller tip seems to stay tinned
> for MUCH longer than the RS units - probably made out of a different
> material.  Also, the weller seems to have much less of a problem
> maintaining a steady temperature - even while pouring heat into big
> joints.  Those two things alone made a giant difference for some of my
> first projects.
>
> --tim
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