Date   : Tue, 22 Mar 2016 21:27:21 +0000
From   : djameson@... (Daniel Jameson)
Subject: Soldering iron and use

I used one of these for a long time:
http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d00675/soldering-station-uk-plug/dp/SD01387
- for bits and bobs it was great. Tips didn't last super-long, but for
intermittent use it certainly did the job. I think I paid about ?35 from
Maplin (it was branded as something different).

d.

On 22 March 2016@..., John <blip@...> wrote:

> Thanks Theo
>
> The soldering station (?32) looks interesting, just have to check for spare
> bits...
>
> John T.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bbc-micro-bounces+blip=blipit.com@...
> [mailto:bbc-micro-bounces+blip=blipit.com@...] On Behalf Of
> Theo Markettos
> Sent: 21 March 2016 17:33
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Soldering iron and use
>
> In article <56E5CB64.7040204@...> you wrote:
> > On 12/03/16 00:16, Darren Grant wrote:
> >
> > > 3. Cheap 5 megawatt irons sold by supermarkets and DIY stores
> >
> > 5MW soldering iron?
> >
> > OK, I'm impressed. :)
>
> The iron is fine, it's the small nuclear reactor you have to drag around
> after it that's the problem...
>
> CPC often have reasonable own-brand irons at almost
> just-off-the-boat-from-China prices.
> For example, there are some listed on page 31 of their current brochure:
>
> http://cpc.farnell.com/wcsstore/ExtendedSitesCatalogAssetStore/cms/asset/pdf
> /europe/cpc/publications/Makerspace_16.pdf
>
> Notably:
>
> http://cpc.farnell.com/tenma/21-10115-uk/soldering-station-digital-esd/dp/SD
> 0173809
> and
> http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d01843/soldering-station-48w/dp/SD0169609
> and they have some others in the main catalogue:
> http://www.easyflip.co.uk/CPC_Digital_Catalogue/?page=2852
> (if the horrid flash doesn't work, you can go to the main website)
>
> Note most of these prices are ex-VAT, so add 20%.
>
> Theo
>
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