tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post2991134170316643112..comments2024-03-24T22:03:31.205+00:00Comments on Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog: New soldering iron on order and beating disabilitiesRoger G3XBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673890140751539870noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-3653822203557755862015-03-31T16:06:50.304+01:002015-03-31T16:06:50.304+01:00Maybe for the odd job ok? But even I have owned on...Maybe for the odd job ok? But even I have owned one and the Iron fell out of the plastic case?<br /><br />Still my 30 year olde Weller TCP keeps going it is on its 2nd stat and element..<br /><br /><br />73 SteveG1KQHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158573334769780015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-86628602949563219902015-03-31T13:44:14.333+01:002015-03-31T13:44:14.333+01:00Proof will be in the pudding, as they say. As mine...Proof will be in the pudding, as they say. As mine was not too expensive, if I have to scrap it, it won't be too bad. Most reviews of it were very good however. It is on its way. Mine won't get heavy use.Roger G3XBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673890140751539870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-74823186073002728642015-03-31T10:27:24.094+01:002015-03-31T10:27:24.094+01:00I remember the factory where I worked for many yea...I remember the factory where I worked for many years, they decided to switch to Antex stations on the main line where the girls put the PCBs together..<br /><br />Previously that had been using Weller TCP range for years, somebod in his Ivory tower thought it would be cheaper to change, as the Antex was about half the price of a Weller. <br /><br />They must have invested in well over a Dozen Antex work stations..<br />Within 12 months, they had gone duff very few were still working, lots of different faults even soldering irons had just fallen to bits! They were not up to an industrial job.<br /><br />They reinvested again back in Weller, and that was the end of the problem.<br /><br />73 G1KQHG1KQHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158573334769780015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-62172441265302235542015-03-30T22:57:29.665+01:002015-03-30T22:57:29.665+01:00It is not too expensive but has very good reviews....It is not too expensive but has very good reviews. We'll see. Roger G3XBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673890140751539870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-77274911419407621342015-03-30T22:24:26.902+01:002015-03-30T22:24:26.902+01:00I am not a fan of Antex, they are just not up to t...I am not a fan of Antex, they are just not up to the job! <br /><br />Couldn't you get the spares for your old Weller,I think CPC carry them? <br /><br /><br />73 SteveG1KQHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158573334769780015noreply@blogger.com